Description
Salt-api in SaltStack Salt before 2015.8.13, 2016.3.x before 2016.3.5, and 2016.11.x before 2016.11.2 allows arbitrary command execution on a salt-master via Salt's ssh_client.
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 12 | salt | 2016.11.4-45.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1582-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | salt | 2016.11.4-42.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1581-1 |
| SLES 11 SP3 | salt | 2016.11.4-42.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1581-1 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUSE Manager Server 3.0 | salt | 2016.11.4-45.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1582-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 3.0 | salt | 2016.11.4-45.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1582-1 |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools 12 | salt | 2016.11.4-45.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1582-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2 | salt | 2016.11.4-45.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1582-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 | salt | 2016.11.4-45.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1582-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 3 | salt | 2016.11.4-45.2 | SUSE-SU-2017:1582-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.5 | salt | 2016.11.2-r0 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | < 2015.8.13 | 2015.8.13 | GHSA-8r7r-x48r-pf8f |
| PyPI | salt | >= 2016.3.0, < 2016.3.5 | 2016.3.5 | GHSA-8r7r-x48r-pf8f |
| PyPI | salt | >= 2016.11.0, < 2016.11.2 | 2016.11.2 | GHSA-8r7r-x48r-pf8f |
| PyPI | salt | < 2015.8.13 · >= 2016.3, < 2016.3.5 · >= 2016.11, < 2016.11.2 | 2015.8.13, 2016.3.5, 2016.11.2 | PYSEC-2017-39 |
Advisories 2
- SUSE-SU-2017:1581-1 Security update for Salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2017:1582-1 Security update for Salt SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026