Description
Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | salt | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | salt | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 11 SP4 | osad | 5.11.64.3-5.1 | SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | salt | 2015.8.12-27.1 | SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | spacewalk-backend | 2.5.24.7-16.1 | SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | supportutils-plugin-susemanager-client | 3.0.5-5.1 | SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | osad | 5.11.64.3-5.1 | SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | salt | 2015.8.12-27.1 | SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | spacewalk-backend | 2.5.24.7-16.1 | SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | supportutils-plugin-susemanager-client | 3.0.5-5.1 | SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Manager Server 3.0 | salt | 2015.8.12-27.5 | SUSE-RU-2017:0169-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 3.0 | salt | 2015.8.12-27.5 | SUSE-RU-2017:0169-1 |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 | salt | 2015.8.12-27.5 | SUSE-RU-2017:0169-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2 | salt | 2015.8.12-27.5 | SUSE-RU-2017:0169-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 | salt | 2015.8.12-27.5 | SUSE-RU-2017:0171-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 3 | salt | 2015.8.12-27.5 | SUSE-RU-2017:0169-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | < 2015.8.11 | 2015.8.11 | GHSA-hvmj-356c-gpf4 |
Advisories 3
- SUSE-RU-2017:0171-1 Recommended update for salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-RU-2017:0174-1 Recommended update for SUSE Manager Client Tools SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-RU-2017:0169-1 Recommended update for Salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026