| Name | CVE-2020-28972 |
| Description | In SaltStack Salt before 3002.5, authentication to VMware vcenter, vsphere, and esxi servers (in the vmware.py files) does not always validate the SSL/TLS certificate. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2815-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 983632 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| salt (PTS) | buster, buster (security) | 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3002.6+dfsg1-4+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| sid | 3004.1+dfsg-2.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| salt | source | stretch | 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u7 | DLA-2815-1 | ||
| salt | source | buster | 2018.3.4+dfsg1-6+deb10u3 | |||
| salt | source | (unstable) | 3002.5+dfsg1-1 | 983632 |
https://saltproject.io/security_announcements/active-saltstack-cve-release-2021-feb-25/