vulnerability
Arch Linux: Access restriction bypass (CVE-2020-17490)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Nov 6, 2020 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 6, 2020
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
An issue has been found in Salt before 3001.3, 3000.5, 2019.2.7 where, when using the functions create_ca, create_csr, and create_self_signed_cert in the tls execution module, it will not ensure the key was created with the correct permissions.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2020-17490
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2020-17490
- URL-http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html
- URL-https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/index.html#latest-branch-release
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html
- URL-https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-202011-7
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837
- URL-https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/
- CWE-732
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