CVE-2013-4438

Publication date 5 November 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Salt (aka SaltStack) before 0.17.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary YAML code via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the vendor states that this might not be a vulnerability because the YAML to be loaded has already been determined to be safe.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
salt	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	13.10 saucy	Ignored end of life
	13.04 raring	Ignored end of life
	12.10 quantal	Ignored end of life
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release

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Notes

seth-arnold

See notes on CVE-2013-4435.

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/18/3
http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4438