Improper Access Control Affecting salt package, versions <2015.8.5+ds-1
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- published12 Apr 2016
- disclosed12 Apr 2016
Introduced: 12 Apr 2016
CVE-2016-1866 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 salt to version 2015.8.5+ds-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream salt package and not the salt package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.