PYSEC-2017-82

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    PYSEC-2017-82

    Published: 25 Apr 2017Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    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: https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609/commits/6e34c2b5e5e849302af7ccd00509929c3809c658, https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/40609, https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/40075, https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2016.11.4.html, https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1035912, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98095, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xcx4-5wq7-g5g7

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: salt

    Purl: pkg:pypi/salt

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 2016.11
    Fixed -2016.11.4

    Affected versions

    2016.11.0
    2016.11.1
    2016.11.2
    2016.11.3

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    PYSEC-2017-82 | CVE-DB