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CVE-2016-9639: Salt allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id

May 17, 2022 (updated October 21, 2024)

Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.

References

  • docs.saltproject.io/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.11.html
  • docs.saltstack.com/en/2015.8/ref/configuration/master.html
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-hvmj-356c-gpf4
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-34.yaml
  • github.com/saltstack/salt
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9639
  • web.archive.org/web/20200227212146/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94553

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Affected versions

All versions before 2015.8.11

Fixed versions

  • 2015.8.11

Solution

Upgrade to version 2015.8.11 or above.

Impact 9.1 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Source file

pypi/salt/CVE-2016-9639.yml

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