FreeBSD : salt -- code execution (0652005e-ca96-11e5-96d6-14dae9d210b8)

high Nessus Plugin ID 88570

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

SaltStack reports :

Improper handling of clear messages on the minion, which could result in executing commands not sent by the master.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.4.html

https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/30613/files

http://www.nessus.org/u?10a56124

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 88570

File Name: freebsd_pkg_0652005eca9611e596d614dae9d210b8.nasl

Version: 2.5

Type: local

Published: 2/4/2016

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py27-salt, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py32-salt, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py33-salt, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py34-salt, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py35-salt, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 2/3/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/25/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-1866