vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-8153-1 (CVE-2016-3176): Salt vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 31, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Apr 9, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 31, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Apr 9, 2026
Description
Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-salt-commonubuntu-pro-upgrade-salt-masterubuntu-pro-upgrade-salt-minion
References
- CVE-2016-3176
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-3176
- CWE-287
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-0117
- UBUNTU-USN-8153-1
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.html
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-0117
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8153-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3176
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