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CVE-2021-31607: Command Injection in SaltStack Salt

May 24, 2022 (updated October 23, 2024)

In SaltStack Salt 2016.9 through 3002.6, a command injection vulnerability exists in the snapper module that allows for local privilege escalation on a minion. The attack requires that a file is created with a pathname that is backed up by snapper, and that the master calls the snapper.diff function (which executes popen unsafely).

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcjf-rp5h-g5h3
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2021-56.yaml
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BUWUF5VTENNP2ZYZBVFKPSUHLKLUBD5
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ACVT7M4YLZRLWWQ6SGRK3C6TOF4FXOXT
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LDKMAJXYFHM4USVX3H5V2GCCBGASWUSM
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MBAHHSGZLEJRCG4DX6J4RBWJAAWH55RQ
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BUWUF5VTENNP2ZYZBVFKPSUHLKLUBD5
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ACVT7M4YLZRLWWQ6SGRK3C6TOF4FXOXT
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LDKMAJXYFHM4USVX3H5V2GCCBGASWUSM
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MBAHHSGZLEJRCG4DX6J4RBWJAAWH55RQ
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31607
  • sec.stealthcopter.com/saltstack-snapper-minion-privledge-escaltion
  • security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
  • www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2016.11.0 before 3003rc1

Fixed versions

  • 3003rc1

Solution

Upgrade to version 3003rc1 or above.

Impact 7.8 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')
  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Source file

pypi/salt/CVE-2021-31607.yml

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