An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt in versions before 3002.8, 3003.4, 3004.1. A minion authentication denial of service can cause a MiTM attacker to force a minion process to stop by impersonating a master.
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt | Saltstack | 3002 (including) | 3002.8 (excluding) |
| Salt | Saltstack | 3003 (including) | 3003.4 (excluding) |
| Salt | Saltstack | 3004 (including) | 3004.1 (excluding) |
| Salt | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Salt | Ubuntu | impish | * |
| Salt | Ubuntu | kinetic | * |
| Salt | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Salt | Ubuntu | xenial | * |