UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617

    Published: 5 Nov 2013Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
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    Summary:

    Details: The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: salt

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.17.1+dfsg-1

    Affected versions

    0.16.0-1
    0.16.4-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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