CVE-2024-38825
Description
An authentication bypass issue has been discovered in the salt project. In a public key infrastructure authentication mode of operation an attacker may be able to authenticate against a specific certificate without access to the corresponding private key.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Authentication
Technical Impact: Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
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