Merge pull request #42951 from Ch3LL/2017.7.1_docs

Add Security Notice to 2017.7.1 Release Notes
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Mike Place 2017-08-15 10:49:55 -06:00 committed by GitHub
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Version 2017.7.1 is a bugfix release for :ref:`2017.7.0 <release-2017-7-0>`.
Security Fix
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CVE-2017-12791 Maliciously crafted minion IDs can cause unwanted directory traversals on the Salt-master
Correct a flaw in minion id validation which could allow certain minions to authenticate to a master despite not having the correct credentials. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must create a salt-minion with an ID containing characters that will cause a directory traversal. Credit for discovering the security flaw goes to: Vernhk@qq.com
Changes for v2017.7.0..v2017.7.1
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