Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.1
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade salt | Jul 30, 2024 | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade py34-saltUpgrade py33-saltUpgrade py35-saltUpgrade py27-saltUpgrade py32-salt | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python2-saltUpgrade salt-docUpgrade salt-syndicUpgrade salt-proxyUpgrade salt-apiUpgrade salt-minionUpgrade salt-standalone-formulas-configurationUpgrade salt-sshUpgrade salt-masterUpgrade salt-cloudUpgrade salt-bash-completionUpgrade salt-zsh-completionUpgrade saltUpgrade salt-fish-completionUpgrade python3-salt | Apr 12, 2016 | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Apr 12, 2016 |
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