CVE-2020-28972
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.9
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
- Record
CVE-2020-28972- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
- Record
CVE-2020-28972- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-0236 No score
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
- Record
EUVD-2021-0236- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w589-r335-4f55
8.2
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
- Record
GHSA-w589-r335-4f55- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.9
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
- Record
CVE-2020-28972- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-w589-r335-4f55
8.2
SaltStack Salt Improper Certificate Validation
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
- Record
GHSA-w589-r335-4f55- CVSS 4.0
- 8.2 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-295
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-28972
5.9
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28972- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:0347-1 No score
Security update for salt
This update for salt fixes the following issues:
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Allow
extra_filerefsas sanitizedkwargsfor SSH client - Fix errors with virt.update
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- virt: search for
grub.xenpath - Xen spicevmc, DNS SRV records backports:
- Fix virtual network generated DNS XML for SRV records
- Don't add spicevmc channel to xen VMs
- virt UEFI fix: virt.update when
efi=True
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:0347-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2021-74 No score
In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate.
- Record
PYSEC-2021-74- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2021:0632-1 No score
Recommended update for SUSE Manager 4.0.12.1 Release Notes
This update for SUSE Manager 4.0.12.1 Release Notes provides the following additions:
Release notes for SUSE Manager:
- Revision 4.0.12.1
- Bugs mentioned bsc#1181550, bsc#1181556, bsc#1181557, bsc#1181558, bsc#1181559, bsc#1181560, bsc#1181561, bsc#1181562, bsc#1181563, bsc#1181564, bsc#1181565, CVE-2021-25281, CVE-2021-25282, CVE-2021-3197, CVE-2021-25283, CVE-2020-28243, CVE-2020-35662, CVE-2021-25284, CVE-2020-28972, CVE-2021-3148, CVE-2021-3144
Release notes for SUSE Manager proxy:
- Update to 4.0.12.1
- Bugs mentioned bsc#1181550, bsc#1181556, bsc#1181557, bsc#1181558, bsc#1181559, bsc#1181560, bsc#1181561, bsc#1181562, bsc#1181563, bsc#1181564, bsc#1181565, CVE-2021-25281, CVE-2021-25282, CVE-2021-3197, CVE-2021-25283, CVE-2020-28243, CVE-2020-35662, CVE-2021-25284, CVE-2020-28972, CVE-2021-3148, CVE-2021-3144
- Record
SUSE-RU-2021:0632-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-RU-2021:0633-1 No score
Recommended update for SUSE Manager 4.1.5.1 Release Notes
This update for SUSE Manager 4.1.5.1 Release Notes provides the following additions:
Release notes for SUSE Manager:
- Revision 4.1.5.1
- Bugs mentioned bsc#1181550, bsc#1181556, bsc#1181557, bsc#1181558, bsc#1181559, bsc#1181560, bsc#1181561, bsc#1181562, bsc#1181563, bsc#1181564, bsc#1181565, CVE-2021-25281, CVE-2021-25282, CVE-2021-3197, CVE-2021-25283, CVE-2020-28243, CVE-2020-35662, CVE-2021-25284, CVE-2020-28972, CVE-2021-3148, CVE-2021-3144
Release notes for SUSE Manager proxy:
- Revision 4.1.5.1 bsc#1181550, bsc#1181556, bsc#1181557, bsc#1181558, bsc#1181559, bsc#1181560, bsc#1181561, bsc#1181562, bsc#1181563, bsc#1181564, bsc#1181565, CVE-2021-25281, CVE-2021-25282, CVE-2021-3197, CVE-2021-25283, CVE-2020-28243, CVE-2020-35662, CVE-2021-25284, CVE-2020-28972, CVE-2021-3148, CVE-2021-3144
- Record
SUSE-RU-2021:0633-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0624-1 No score
Security update for py26-compat-salt
This update for py26-compat-salt fixes the following issues:
- Allow extra_filerefs as sanitized kwargs for SSH client
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0624-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0626-1 No score
Security update for py26-compat-salt
This update for py26-compat-salt fixes the following issues:
- Allow extra_filerefs as sanitized kwargs for SSH client
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0626-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0627-1 No score
Security update for salt
This update for salt fixes the following issues:
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Allow
extra_filerefsas sanitizedkwargsfor SSH client - Fix errors with virt.update
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- virt: search for
grub.xenpath - Xen spicevmc, DNS SRV records backports:
- Fix virtual network generated DNS XML for SRV records
- Don't add spicevmc channel to xen VMs
- virt UEFI fix: virt.update when
efi=True
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0627-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0628-1 No score
Security update for salt
This update for salt fixes the following issues:
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Allow
extra_filerefsas sanitizedkwargsfor SSH client - Fix errors with virt.update
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- virt: search for
grub.xenpath - Xen spicevmc, DNS SRV records backports:
- Fix virtual network generated DNS XML for SRV records
- Don't add spicevmc channel to xen VMs
- virt UEFI fix: virt.update when
efi=True
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0628-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0630-1 No score
Security update for salt
This update for salt fixes the following issues:
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Allow
extra_filerefsas sanitizedkwargsfor SSH client - Fix errors with virt.update
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- virt: search for
grub.xenpath - Xen spicevmc, DNS SRV records backports:
- Fix virtual network generated DNS XML for SRV records
- Don't add spicevmc channel to xen VMs
- virt UEFI fix: virt.update when
efi=True
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0630-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0631-1 No score
Security update for salt
This update for salt fixes the following issues:
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Allow extra_filerefs as sanitized kwargs for SSH client
- Fix errors with virt.update
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- virt: search for grub.xen path
- Xen spicevmc, DNS SRV records backports: Fix virtual network generated DNS XML for SRV records Don't add spicevmc channel to xen VMs
- virt UEFI fix: virt.update when efi=True
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0631-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0914-1 No score
Security Beta update for Salt
This update fixes the following issues:
salt:
- virt.network_update: handle missing ipv4 netmask attribute
- Do not monkey patch yaml loaders: Prevent breaking Ansible filter modules (bsc#1177474)
- Fix race conditions for corner cases when handling SIGTERM by minion (bsc#1172110)
- Allow extra_filerefs as sanitized kwargs for SSH client
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- Implementation of suse_ip execution module to prevent issues with network.managed (bsc#1099976)
- Add sleep on exception handling on minion connection attempt to the master (bsc#1174855)
- Allows for the VMware provider to handle CPU and memory hot-add in newer versions of the software. (bsc#1181347)
- Always require python-certifi (used by salt.ext.tornado)
- Bring missing part of async batch implementation back (bsc#1182382) (CVE-2021-25315)
- Master can read grains (bsc#1179696)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0914-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:0915-1 No score
Security Beta update for Salt
This update fixes the following issues:
salt:
- Only require python-certifi for CentOS7
- Fix race conditions for corner cases when handling SIGTERM by minion (bsc#1172110)
- Implementation of suse_ip execution module to prevent issues with network.managed (bsc#1099976)
- Fix recursion false detection in payload (bsc#1180101)
- Add sleep on exception handling on minion connection attempt to the master (bsc#1174855)
- Allows for the VMware provider to handle CPU and memory hot-add in newer versions of the software. (bsc#1181347)
- Always require python-certifi (used by salt.ext.tornado)
- Exclude SLE 12 from requiring python-certifi
- Do not crash when unexpected cmd output at listing patches (bsc#1181290)
- Fix behavior for 'onlyif/unless' when multiple conditions (bsc#1180818)
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Allow extra_filerefs as sanitized kwargs for SSH client
- Fix errors with virt.update
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- Virt: search for grub.xen path
- Xen spicevmc, DNS SRV records backports: Fix virtual network generated DNS XML for SRV records Don't add spicevmc channel to xen VMs
- Virt UEFI fix: virt.update when efi=True
- Master can read grains (bsc#1179696)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:0915-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:14650-1 No score
Security update for salt
This update for salt fixes the following issues:
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Allow
extra_filerefsas sanitizedkwargsfor SSH client - Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:14650-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:1690-1 No score
Security Beta update for Salt
This update fixes the following issues:
salt:
- Update to Salt release version 3002.2 (jsc#ECO-3212)
- Drop support for Python2. Obsoletes 'python2-salt' package
- Virt module updates
- network: handle missing ipv4 netmask attribute
- more network support
- PCI/USB host devices passthrough support
- Set distro requirement to oldest supported version in requirements/base.txt
- Bring missing part of async batch implementation back
- Always require python3-distro (bsc#1182293)
- Remove deprecated warning that breaks minion execution when 'server_id_use_crc' opts is missing
- Remove msgpack < 1.0.0 from base requirements (bsc#1176293)
- Msgpack support for version >= 1.0.0 (bsc#1171257)
- Fix issue parsing errors in ansiblegate state module
- Prevent command injection in the snapper module (bsc#1185281) (CVE-2021-31607)
- Transactional_update: detect recursion in the executor
- Add subpackage salt-transactional-update
- Remove duplicate directories from specfile
- Improvements on 'ansiblegate' module (bsc#1185092):
- New methods: ansible.targets / ansible.discover_playbooks
- Add support for Alibaba Cloud Linux 2 (Aliyun Linux)
- Regression fix of salt-ssh on processing targets
- Update target fix for salt-ssh and avoiding race condition on salt-ssh event processing (bsc#1179831, bsc#1182281)
- Add notify beacon for Debian/Ubuntu systems
- Fix zmq bug that causes salt-call to freeze (bsc#1181368)
- Add core grains support for AlmaLinux
- Allow vendor change option with zypper
- Virt: virtual network backports to Salt 3000
- Do not monkey patch yaml loaders: Prevent breaking Ansible filter modules (bsc#1177474)
- Only require python-certifi for CentOS7
- Fix race conditions for corner cases when handling SIGTERM by minion (bsc#1172110)
- Implementation of suse_ip execution module to prevent issues with network.managed (bsc#1099976)
- Fix recursion false detection in payload (bsc#1180101)
- Add sleep on exception handling on minion connection attempt to the master (bsc#1174855)
- Allows for the VMware provider to handle CPU and memory hot-add in newer versions of the software. (bsc#1181347)
- Always require python-certifi (used by salt.ext.tornado)
- Exclude SLE 12 from requiring python-certifi
- Do not crash when unexpected cmd output at listing patches (bsc#1181290)
- Fix behavior for 'onlyif/unless' when multiple conditions (bsc#1180818)
- Fix regression on cmd.run when passing tuples as cmd (bsc#1182740)
- Allow extra_filerefs as sanitized kwargs for SSH client
- Fix errors with virt.update
- Fix for multiple for security issues (CVE-2020-28243) (CVE-2020-28972) (CVE-2020-35662) (CVE-2021-3148) (CVE-2021-3144) (CVE-2021-25281) (CVE-2021-25282) (CVE-2021-25283) (CVE-2021-25284) (CVE-2021-3197) (bsc#1181550) (bsc#1181556) (bsc#1181557) (bsc#1181558) (bsc#1181559) (bsc#1181560) (bsc#1181561) (bsc#1181562) (bsc#1181563) (bsc#1181564) (bsc#1181565)
- Virt: search for grub.xen path
- Xen spicevmc, DNS SRV records backports: Fix virtual network generated DNS XML for SRV records Don't add spicevmc channel to xen VMs
- Virt UEFI fix: virt.update when efi=True
- Revert wrong zypper patch to support vendorchanges flags on pkg.install
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:1690-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6948-1 No score
salt vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-16846)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly created certificates with weak file permissions. (CVE-2020-17490)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. (CVE-2020-25592)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted process names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28243)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled validation of SSL/TLS certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof a trusted entity. (CVE-2020-28972, CVE-2020-35662)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25281)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform directory traversal. (CVE-2021-25282)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled template rendering. A remote attacker could possibly this issue to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25283)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled logging. An attacker could possibly use this issue to discover credentials. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-25284)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3148)
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled input sanitization. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-3197)
- Record
USN-6948-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
saltPyPI |
before 2015.8.13 | 2015.8.13 |
saltPyPI |
2016.3.0 up to 2016.11.5 | 2016.11.5 |
saltPyPI |
2016.11.7 up to 2016.11.10 | 2016.11.10 |
saltPyPI |
2017.5.0 up to 2017.7.8 | 2017.7.8 |
saltPyPI |
2018.2.0 to 2018.3.5 | None known |
saltPyPI |
2019.2.0 up to 2019.2.8 | 2019.2.8 |
saltPyPI |
3000 up to 3000.7 | 3000.7 |
saltPyPI |
3001 up to 3001.5 | 3001.5 |
saltPyPI |
3002 up to 3002.3 | 3002.3 |
saltDebian:9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u7, plus listed versions 2016.11.2+ds-12016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u12016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u22016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u32016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u42016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u52016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u6 |
2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u7 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
saltPyPI |
before 2015.8.13, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.50.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.15.900.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.00.17.0rc10.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.8.70.8.90.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.90.9.9.12014.1.02014.1.0rc12014.1.0rc22014.1.0rc3 |
2015.8.13 |
saltPyPI |
2016.3.0 up to 2016.11.5, plus listed versions 2016.11.02016.11.0rc12016.11.0rc22016.11.12016.11.2 Show 10 moreShow less2016.11.32016.11.42016.3.12016.3.22016.3.32016.3.42016.3.52016.3.62016.3.72016.3.8 |
2016.11.5 |
saltPyPI |
2016.11.7 up to 2016.11.10, plus listed versions 2016.11.82016.11.9 |
2016.11.10 |
saltPyPI |
2017.5.0 up to 2017.7.8, plus listed versions 2017.7.02017.7.0rc12017.7.12017.7.22017.7.3 Show 4 moreShow less2017.7.42017.7.52017.7.62017.7.7 |
2017.7.8 |
saltPyPI |
2018.2.0 to 2018.3.5, plus listed versions 2018.3.02018.3.0rc12018.3.12018.3.22018.3.32018.3.4 |
None known |
saltPyPI |
2019.2.0 up to 2019.2.8, plus listed versions 2019.2.12019.2.22019.2.32019.2.42019.2.52019.2.62019.2.7 |
2019.2.8 |
saltPyPI |
3000 up to 3000.7, plus listed versions 3000.13000.23000.33000.43000.53000.6 |
3000.7 |
saltPyPI |
3001 up to 3001.5, plus listed versions 3001.13001.23001.33001.4 |
3001.5 |
saltPyPI |
3002 up to 3002.3, plus listed versions 3002.13002.2 |
3002.3 |
saltPyPI |
before 2015.8.10, 2015.8.11 up to 2015.8.13, 2016.3.0 up to 2016.3.4, 2016.3.5 up to 2016.3.6, 2016.3.7 up to 2016.3.8, 2016.11.0 up to 2016.11.3, 2016.11.4 up to 2016.11.5, 2016.11.7 up to 2016.11.10, 2017.7.0 up to 2017.7.8, 2018.3.0rc1 up to 2019.2.0rc1, 2019.2.0 up to 2019.2.5, 2019.2.6 up to 2019.2.8, 3000 up to 3000.6, 3001 up to 3001.4, 3002 up to 3002.5, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.50.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.15.900.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.00.17.0rc10.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.8.70.8.90.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.90.9.9.12014.1.02014.1.0rc12014.1.0rc22014.1.0rc3 |
2015.8.102015.8.132016.3.42016.3.62016.3.82016.11.32016.11.52016.11.102017.7.82019.2.0rc12019.2.52019.2.83000.63001.43002.5 |
release-notes-susemanager-proxySUSE:Manager Proxy 4.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 4.0.12.1-0.16.52.1 | 4.0.12.1-0.16.52.1 |
release-notes-susemanager-proxySUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 4.0.12.1-0.16.52.1 | 4.0.12.1-0.16.52.1 |
release-notes-susemanagerSUSE:Manager Server 4.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 4.0.12.1-3.68.1 | 4.0.12.1-3.68.1 |
release-notes-susemanager-proxySUSE:Manager Proxy 4.1 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 4.1.5.1-3.26.1 | 4.1.5.1-3.26.1 |
release-notes-susemanager-proxySUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 4.1.5.1-3.26.1 | 4.1.5.1-3.26.1 |
release-notes-susemanagerSUSE:Manager Server 4.1 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 4.1.5.1-3.38.1 | 4.1.5.1-3.38.1 |
py26-compat-saltSUSE:Manager Server Module 4.1 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 2016.11.10-6.8.1 | 2016.11.10-6.8.1 |
py26-compat-saltSUSE:Manager Server Module 4.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 2016.11.10-10.22.1 | 2016.11.10-10.22.1 |
saltSUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-46.129.1 | 3000-46.129.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management 12 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-46.129.1 | 3000-46.129.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-46.129.1 | 3000-46.129.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-5.106.1 | 3000-5.106.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-5.106.1 | 3000-5.106.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-5.106.1 | 3000-5.106.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-5.106.1 | 3000-5.106.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Python 2 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-ESPOS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-BCL From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1-LTSS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Manager Proxy 4.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Manager Server 4.0 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Enterprise Storage 6 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-24.1 | 3000-24.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 2016.11.10-43.69.1 | 2016.11.10-43.69.1 |
saltSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-CLIENT-TOOLS From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 2016.11.10-43.69.1 | 2016.11.10-43.69.1 |
saltUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.16.0-10.16.4-20.17.1+dfsg-10.17.2-10.17.2-2 Show 9 moreShow less0.17.2-30.17.4-10.17.4-20.17.5-10.17.5+ds-10.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm10.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm20.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm40.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm5 |
None known |
saltUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2, plus listed versions 2015.5.3+ds-12015.8.1+ds-22015.8.3+ds-12015.8.3+ds-22015.8.3+ds-3 Show 6 moreShow less2015.8.5+ds-12015.8.7+ds-12015.8.8+ds-12015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm12015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.12015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 |
saltUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1, plus listed versions 2016.11.5+ds-12016.11.8+dfsg1-12017.7.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu12017.7.3+dfsg1-12017.7.4+dfsg1-12017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.12017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2 |
2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1 |
saltUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2, plus listed versions 2015.5.3+ds-12015.8.1+ds-22015.8.3+ds-12015.8.3+ds-22015.8.3+ds-3 Show 6 moreShow less2015.8.5+ds-12015.8.7+ds-12015.8.8+ds-12015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm12015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.12015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 |
saltUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1, plus listed versions 2016.11.5+ds-12016.11.8+dfsg1-12017.7.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu12017.7.3+dfsg1-12017.7.4+dfsg1-12017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.12017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2 |
2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1 |
saltopenSUSE:Leap 15.2 From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 3000-lp152.3.27.1 | 3000-lp152.3.27.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-28972 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) in Saltstack Salt, published February 26, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.08%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in salt 2015.8.13.
References
saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202103-01
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00009.html
Show 82 moreShow less
debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5011
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-22
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28972
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/CHANGELOG.md?plain=1
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3000.7.rst
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3001.5.rst
github.com/saltstack/salt/blob/8f9405cf8e6f7d7776d5000841c886dec6d96250/doc/topics/releases/3002.3.rst
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/7GRVZ5WAEI3XFN2BDTL6DDXFS5HYSDVB
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/FUGLOJ6NXLCIFRD2JTXBYQEMAEF2B6XH
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/YOGNT2XWPOYV7YT75DN7PS4GIYWFKOK5
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2021-74.yaml
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w589-r335-4f55
github.com/saltstack/salt
suse.com/support/update/announcement/-2021-632/suse-ru-20210632-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1181550
bugzilla.suse.com/1181556
bugzilla.suse.com/1181557
bugzilla.suse.com/1181558
bugzilla.suse.com/1181559
bugzilla.suse.com/1181560
bugzilla.suse.com/1181561
bugzilla.suse.com/1181562
bugzilla.suse.com/1181563
bugzilla.suse.com/1181564
bugzilla.suse.com/1181565
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28243
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-28972
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-35662
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25281
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25282
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25283
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25284
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3144
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3148
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3197
suse.com/support/update/announcement/-2021-633/suse-ru-20210633-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210624-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1182740
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210626-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210627-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210628-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210630-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210631-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210914-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1099976
bugzilla.suse.com/1172110
bugzilla.suse.com/1174855
bugzilla.suse.com/1177474
bugzilla.suse.com/1179696
bugzilla.suse.com/1181347
bugzilla.suse.com/1182382
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-25315
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20210915-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1180101
bugzilla.suse.com/1180818
bugzilla.suse.com/1181290
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-202114650-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211690-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1171257
bugzilla.suse.com/1176293
bugzilla.suse.com/1179831
bugzilla.suse.com/1181368
bugzilla.suse.com/1182281
bugzilla.suse.com/1182293
bugzilla.suse.com/1185092
bugzilla.suse.com/1185281
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-31607
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28972
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-28972
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6948-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16846
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-17490
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25592
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-28243
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-35662
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3148
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3197
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25281
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25282
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25283
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-25284
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/CYH7ONK65HNBANHLED5R64OBSM2EORYI
Left out here: 155 versions. The JSON record has them.