A salt security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 9 LTS to address two issues.

DLA 2294-1: salt security update

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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-2294-1 debian-lts@lists.debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz
July 28, 2020   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : salt
Version : 2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u5
CVE ID : CVE-2018-15750 CVE-2018-15751

Two issues have been found in salt, a remote manager to administer
servers.

These issues are related to remote hackers bypassing authentication to
execute arbitrary commands and getting informations about files on the
server

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version
2016.11.2+ds-1+deb9u5.

We recommend that you upgrade your salt packages.

For the detailed security status of salt please refer to
its security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/salt

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