CVE catalog
CVE-2021-3197
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3197
- Severity
- Critical · CVSS 9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 71.68% · Oct 25, 2026
It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2020-16846) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly created certificates with weak file permissions. (CVE-2020-17490) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication. (CVE-2020-25592) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted process names. An attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-28243) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled validation of SSL/TLS certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof a trusted entity. (CVE-2020-28972, CVE-2020-35662) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled credential validation. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25281) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted paths. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform directory traversal. (CVE-2021-25282) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled template rendering. A remote attacker could possibly this issue to run arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-25283) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled logging. An attacker could possibly use this issue to discover credentials. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-25284) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled crafted web requests. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-3148) It was discovered that Salt incorrectly handled input sanitization. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to run arbitrary commands. (CVE-2021-3197)
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.5.3+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.1+ds-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.3+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.3+ds-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.3+ds-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.5+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.7+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.8+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2016.11.5+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2016.11.8+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.3+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2016.11.5+ds-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2016.11.8+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.3+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | salt | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu | salt | deb | pro | 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | Not reported | USN-6948-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | salt | deb | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1 | Not reported | USN-6948-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | salt | deb | pro | 2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3197 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
No matching packages in this catalog.
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