{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617","details":"The salt master in Salt (aka SaltStack) 0.11.0 through 0.17.0 does not properly drop group privileges, which makes it easier for remote attackers to gain privileges.","modified":"2025-07-16T07:31:29.522122Z","published":"2013-11-05T18:55:00Z","withdrawn":"2025-07-18T16:42:57Z","upstream":["CVE-2013-6617"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6617"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6617"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"salt","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@0.17.1+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=trusty"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.17.1+dfsg-1"}]}],"versions":["0.16.0-1","0.16.4-2"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"salt-common","binary_version":"0.17.1+dfsg-1"},{"binary_name":"salt-doc","binary_version":"0.17.1+dfsg-1"},{"binary_version":"0.17.1+dfsg-1","binary_name":"salt-master"},{"binary_name":"salt-minion","binary_version":"0.17.1+dfsg-1"},{"binary_name":"salt-ssh","binary_version":"0.17.1+dfsg-1"},{"binary_name":"salt-syndic","binary_version":"0.17.1+dfsg-1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6617.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}