Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.11.7 and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.1 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID.
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 | 2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1 | USN-4769-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | salt | 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-4769-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 | salt | 2016.11.4-46.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2676-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | salt | 2016.11.4-43.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2666-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | salt | 2016.11.4-43.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2666-1 |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Manager Server 3.1 | salt | 2016.11.4-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2674-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 3.0 | salt | 2016.11.4-46.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2676-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 3.1 | salt | 2016.11.4-4.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2674-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 3.0 | salt | 2016.11.4-46.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2676-1 |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 | salt | 2016.11.4-46.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2676-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2 | salt | 2016.11.4-46.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2676-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 | salt | 2016.11.4-46.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2676-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 3 | salt | 2016.11.4-46.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2017:2676-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | < 2016.11.7 | 2016.11.7 | GHSA-xxvj-8g5m-4qgw |
| PyPI | salt | >= 2017.7.0, < 2017.7.1 | 2017.7.1 | GHSA-xxvj-8g5m-4qgw |
| PyPI | salt | < 2016.11.7 · >= 2017.7, < 2017.7.1 | 2016.11.7, 2017.7.1 | PYSEC-2017-35 |
Advisories 4
- USN-4769-1 salt vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 29, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:2666-1 Security update for salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:2674-1 Security update for Salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:2676-1 Security update for Salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/42944
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=872399
- 100384 vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1482006
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2017.7.1.html
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.11/topics/releases/2016.11.7.html