CVE-2017-7893
Publication date 23 April 2018
Last updated 26 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
Description
In SaltStack Salt before 2016.3.6, compromised salt-minions can impersonate the salt-master.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| salt | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release | |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
|
|
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Other references
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2017.7/topics/releases/2016.3.6.html
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/48939
- https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/saltstack/salt/pull/40159.patch
- https://patch-diff.githubusercontent.com/raw/saltstack/salt/pull/40206.patch
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/48939#issuecomment-410777638
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7893