UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6617
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617
Upstream
  • CVE-2013-6617
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:42:57Z
Published
2013-11-05T18:55:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:31:29.522122Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / salt

Package

Name
salt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@0.17.1+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.17.1+dfsg-1

Affected versions

0.*
0.16.0-1
0.16.4-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.17.1+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "salt-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.17.1+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "salt-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.17.1+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "salt-master"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.17.1+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "salt-minion"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.17.1+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "salt-ssh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.17.1+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "salt-syndic"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617.json"