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Critical · 9.3 CVE-2020-8028 EUVD-2020-28940GHSA-pmmp-f225-r347

salt-api is accessible to every user on SUSE Manager Server

Published Sep 17, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by suse

Vendor: SUSE Product: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 Product: SUSE Manager Server 3.2 Product: SUSE Manager Server 4.0 Platform: Linux

Description

A Improper Access Control vulnerability in the configuration of salt of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1, SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0, SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0, SUSE Manager Server 3.2, SUSE Manager Server 4.0 allows local users to escalate to root on every system managed by SUSE manager. On the managing node itself code can be executed as user salt, potentially allowing for escalation to root there. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 google-gson versions prior to 2.8.5-3.4.3, httpcomponents-client-4.5.6-3.4.2, httpcomponents-. SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 release-notes-susemanager-proxy versions prior to 4.0.9-0.16.38.1. SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 release-notes-susemanager-proxy versions prior to 4.0.9-0.16.38.1. SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt-netapi-client versions prior to 0.16.0-4.14.1, spacewalk-. SUSE Manager Server 4.0 release-notes-susemanager versions prior to 4.0.9-3.54.1.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server 4.1 salt-netapi-client – < 0.17.0-3.3.2 0.17.0-3.3.2
SUSE SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt-netapi-client – < 0.16.0-4.14.1 0.16.0-4.14.1
SUSE SUSE Manager Server 4.0 salt-netapi-client – < 0.17.0-4.6.3 0.17.0-4.6.3

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.

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 google-gson 2.8.5-3.4.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2647-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 httpcomponents-client 4.5.6-3.4.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2647-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 httpcomponents-core 4.4.10-3.4.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2647-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 salt-netapi-client 0.17.0-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2647-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 spacewalk-admin 4.1.6-3.3.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2647-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 spacewalk-java 4.1.19-3.8.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2647-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 spacewalk-setup 4.1.6-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2647-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 hibernate5 5.3.7-4.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 image-sync-formula 0.1.1595937550.0285244-3.20.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 openvpn-formula 0.1.1-4.6.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 prometheus-exporters-formula 0.7.1-3.10.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 salt-netapi-client 0.17.0-4.6.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 saltboot-formula 0.1.1595937550.0285244-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 spacecmd 4.0.20-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 spacewalk-admin 4.0.11-3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 spacewalk-certs-tools 4.0.17-3.21.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 spacewalk-java 4.0.37-3.39.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 spacewalk-setup 4.0.14-3.14.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 spacewalk-utils 4.0.18-3.21.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 spacewalk-web 4.0.23-3.30.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 susemanager 4.0.28-3.36.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 susemanager-frontend-libs 4.0.2-4.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 susemanager-schema 4.0.22-3.29.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 susemanager-sls 4.0.29-3.31.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 susemanager-sync-data 4.0.18-3.24.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 virtualization-host-formula 0.5-4.12.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt-netapi-client 0.16.0-4.14.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2648-1
SUSE Manager Server 3.2 spacewalk-admin 2.8.4.7-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2648-1
SUSE Manager Server 3.2 spacewalk-java 2.8.78.30-3.53.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2648-1
SUSE Manager Server 3.2 spacewalk-setup 2.8.7.11-3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:2648-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Manager Proxy Module 4.0 spacecmd 4.0.20-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Proxy Module 4.0 spacewalk-certs-tools 4.0.17-3.21.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Proxy Module 4.0 spacewalk-proxy 4.0.14-3.10.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1
SUSE Manager Proxy Module 4.0 spacewalk-web 4.0.23-3.30.3 SUSE-SU-2020:2650-1

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