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title: "CVE-2013-6617\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-6617

Publication date 5 November 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

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.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| salt | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 13.04 raring | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6617)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-6617)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-6617)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-6617)

### Other references

* <http://docs.saltstack.com/topics/releases/0.17.1.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6617>