CVE-2021-33226: PYSEC-2023-47 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code…

CVE-2021-33226 · Severity: info · Published 2023-02-17

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Saltstack v.3003 and before allows attacker to execute arbitrary code via the func variable in salt/salt/modules/status.py file.

Technologies: salt (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2021-33226 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2021-33226 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2021-33226?
Informational severity, published 17 February 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
salt (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3003.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2021-33226?
Yes. salt (PyPI): upgrade to 3003.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2021-33226?
Check whether you run salt (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • salt (PyPI): upgrade to 3003.1 or later
    pip install "salt>=3003.1"

Affected products

  • salt (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3003.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2021-33226
  • PYSEC-2023-47

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