vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary code execution (CVE-2017-5192)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Sep 26, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Sep 26, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
The `LocalClient.cmd_batch()` method client does not accept `external_auth` credentials and so access to it from salt-api has been removed for now. This vulnerability allows code execution for already-authenticated users and is only in effect when running salt-api as the `root` user.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-5192
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5192
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.html
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-0122
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/salt-announce/eP_kQiQdnvo/6cvBrwsqCAAJ
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-41
- CWE-287
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-0122
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