CVE-2015-8034 Salt uses weak permissions on the cache data
Local attackers can read sensitive cache data due to weak file permissions in the Salt state.sls function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2015-8034?
CVE-2015-8034 is a low-severity vulnerability in Saltstack Salt, published on 30 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The state.sls function in Salt before 2015.8.3 uses weak permissions on the cache data, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the file.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-8034?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including salt. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
salt PyPI | All versions | 2015.8.3 |
salt PyPI | All versions | 2015.8.3 |
salt PyPI | All versions | 2015.8.3 |
Linux distribution packages (3)
salt SUSE:Enterprise Storage 1.0 | All versions | 2014.1.10-8.4 |
salt SUSE:Enterprise Storage 2 | All versions | 2014.1.10-6.4 |
salt SUSE:Enterprise Storage 2.1 | All versions | 2014.1.10-8.4 |
Products include Saltstack Salt.
How do I fix CVE-2015-8034?
Upgrade salt to 2015.8.3 or later.
Is CVE-2015-8034 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-8034 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Saltstack Salt
- CVE-2013-4437 SaltStack insecurely uses /tmp
- CVE-2013-6617 SaltStack Privilege Escalation vulnerability
- CVE-2021-33226 Code injection in n/a
- CVE-2021-25315 salt-api unauthenticated remote code execution
- CVE-2018-15751 SaltStack Salt Remote command execution and incorrect access control when using salt-api
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6prw-8xhm-h247, PYSEC-2017-32, SUSE-SU-2016:1895-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1896-1, SUSE-SU-2016:1897-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8034.