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Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-5192: Improper Authentication

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Alpine Linux: CVE-2017-5192: Improper Authentication

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/26/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/26/2017
Modified
10/01/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • alpine-linux-upgrade-salt

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