UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8109

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8109
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8109.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8109
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:58Z
Published
2017-04-25T17:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:21:43.009699Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / salt

Package

Name
salt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@2017.7.4+dfsg1-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2017.7.4+dfsg1-1

Affected versions

2016.*

2016.11.5+ds-1
2016.11.8+dfsg1-1

2017.*

2017.7.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
2017.7.3+dfsg1-1

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-api",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-cloud",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-common",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-doc",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-master",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-minion",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-proxy",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-ssh",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-syndic",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}