CVE-2021-31607 (High) detected in salt-3002.2.tar.gz

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CVE-2021-31607 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - salt-3002.2.tar.gz

Portable, distributed, remote execution and configuration management system

Library home page: https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/b5/45/a20ff8a3cad48b50a924ee9c65f2df0e214de4fa282c4feef2e1d6a0b886/salt-3002.2.tar.gz

Path to dependency file: cortx-prvsnr/api/python

Path to vulnerable library: /api/python,/api/python/provisioner/commands/configure,/lr-cli

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ salt-3002.2.tar.gz (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 826740195db179166528d1595f1f978d08c02163

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerability Details

In SaltStack Salt 2016.9 through 3002.6, a command injection vulnerability exists in the snapper module that allows for local privilege escalation on a minion. The attack requires that a file is created with a pathname that is backed up by snapper, and that the master calls the snapper.diff function (which executes popen unsafely).

Publish Date: 2021-04-23

URL: CVE-2021-31607

CVSS 3 Score Details (7.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2021-56

Release Date: 2021-04-23

Fix Resolution: salt - 3003rc1

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⛑️ Automatic Remediation is available for this issue

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For the convenience of the Seagate development team, this issue has been mirrored in a private Seagate Jira Server: https://jts.seagate.com/browse/CORTX-31677. Note that community members will not be able to access that Jira server but that is not a problem since all activity in that Jira mirror will be copied into this GitHub issue.