Description
When using the local_batch client from salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2, external authentication is not respected, enabling all authentication to be bypassed.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | salt | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | salt | No fix yet | — |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.5 | salt | 2016.11.2-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | < 2015.8.13 | 2015.8.13 | GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm |
| PyPI | salt | >= 2016.3.0, < 2016.3.5 | 2016.3.5 | GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm |
| PyPI | salt | >= 2016.11.0, < 2016.11.2 | 2016.11.2 | GHSA-f2h7-4f84-8qrm |
| PyPI | salt | < 2015.8.13 · >= 2016.3, < 2016.3.5 · >= 2016.11, < 2016.11.2 | 2015.8.13, 2016.3.5, 2016.11.2 | PYSEC-2017-38 |