CVE-2020-17490

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: November 6, 2020 at 07:29 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:59 AM UTC

2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxSalt

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

Description

The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux · Debiandrupal

95%

10.0 9.0

Salt · Saltstack

95%

v < 2015.8.102015.8.11 ≤ v < 2015.8.132016.11.0 ≤ v < 2016.11.32016.11.4 ≤ v < 2016.11.62016.11.7 ≤ v < 2016.11.102016.3.0 ≤ v < 2016.3.42016.3.5 ≤ v < 2016.3.62016.3.7 ≤ v < 2016.3.82017.5.0 ≤ v < 2017.7.42017.7.5 ≤ v < 2017.7.82018.2.0 ≤ v < 2018.3.52019.2.0 ≤ v < 2019.2.53000.0 ≤ v < 3000.33001

Affected range stops below 2015.8.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2015.8.13, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2016.11.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2016.11.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2016.11.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2016.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2016.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2016.3.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2017.7.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2017.7.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2018.3.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2019.2.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 3000.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (7)

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00029.html

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/index.html#latest-branch-release

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/12/msg00007.html

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

Source: [email protected]

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TPOGB2F6XUAIGFDTOCQDNB2VIXFXHWMA/

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-13

Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4837

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.saltstack.com/blog/on-november-3-2020-saltstack-publicly-disclosed-three-new-cves/

CVSS

5.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

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StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-732

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