vulnerability
Arch Linux: Arbitrary command execution (CVE-2017-5200)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Sep 26, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Sep 26, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
Salt-api allows arbitrary command execution on a salt-master via Salt's ssh_client. Users of Salt-API and salt-ssh could execute a command on the salt master via a hole when both systems were enabled.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-5200
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-5200
- URL-https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2015.8.13.html
- URL-https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.3/topics/releases/2016.3.5.html
- URL-https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.2.html
- URL-https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/salt-announce/eP_kQiQdnvo/6cvBrwsqCAAJ
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201701-41
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