A salt security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS to address several vulnerabilities.

DLA 2223-1: salt security update

Package : salt
Version : 2014.1.13+ds-3+deb8u1
CVE ID : CVE-2020-11651 CVE-2020-11652
Debian Bug : 959684

Several vulnerabilities were discovered in package salt, a
configuration management and infrastructure automation software.

CVE-2020-11651

The salt-master process ClearFuncs class does not properly validate
method calls. This allows a remote user to access some methods
without authentication. These methods can be used to retrieve user
tokens from the salt master and/or run arbitrary commands on salt
minions.

CVE-2020-11652

The salt-master process ClearFuncs class allows access to some
methods that improperly sanitize paths. These methods allow
arbitrary directory access to authenticated users.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", these problems have been fixed in version
2014.1.13+ds-3+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your salt packages.

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