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CVE-2017-8109
The salt-ssh minion code in SaltStack Salt 2016.11 before 2016.11.4...
Vulnerability Description
The salt-ssh minion code in SaltStack Salt 2016.11 before 2016.11.4 copied over configuration from the Salt Master without adjusting permissions, which might leak credentials to local attackers on configured minions (clients).
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609/commits/6e34c2b5e5e849302af7ccd00509929c3809c658
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/40075
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035912
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98095
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.4.html
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
2016.11, 2016.11.0, 2016.11.1, 2016.11.2, 2016.11.3
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 25th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.