Bug 2041836 (CVE-2021-22004) - CVE-2021-22004 salt: allows malacious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software
Summary: CVE-2021-22004 salt: allows malacious actor to subvert the proper behaviour o...
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2021-22004
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: 2041844
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Reported: 2022-01-18 11:08 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2022-03-04 10:28 UTC (History)
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An improper authentication flaw was found in SaltStack salt before version 3003.3. The Salt minion installer accepts and uses a minion config file at C:\salt\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This flaw allows a malicious actor to subvert the proper behavior of the given minion software.
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Last Closed: 2022-02-02 18:31:56 UTC
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Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2022-01-18 11:08:18 UTC 
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. The salt minion installer will accept and use a minion config file at C:\salt\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This allows for a malicious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software.

https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-2021-sep-02/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MBAHHSGZLEJRCG4DX6J4RBWJAAWH55RQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ACVT7M4YLZRLWWQ6SGRK3C6TOF4FXOXT/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6BUWUF5VTENNP2ZYZBVFKPSUHLKLUBD5/
Comment 1 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-02-02 18:31:53 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-22004
Comment 2 msiddiqu 2022-03-04 10:28:30 UTC 
References: 
 
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-2021-sep-02/
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