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Debian 9: DLA-2823-2 Critical: Salt Regression in File Management

debian lts
Calendar Grey November 20, 2021
Dist Debian Esm H88
Debian LTS has released a patch for Salt that addresses CVE-2021-21996, resolving issues with file handling regressions and enhancing system security
The security update of Salt, a remote execution manager, to fix CVE-2021-21996 introduced a regression in salt/fileclient.py which raised an unexpected exception and made file.mana...
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Summary

We recommend that you upgrade your salt packages.

For the detailed security status of salt please refer to
its security tracker page at:


Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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-------------------------------------------------------------------------Package: salt
Version: 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u9
CVE ID: CVE-2021-21996
Debian Bug: 1000265

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