Information Exposure Affecting salt package, versions <0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-SALT-292705
  • published10 Oct 2017
  • disclosed10 Oct 2017

Introduced: 10 Oct 2017

CVE-2015-6918  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 salt to version 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.