UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12791
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12791
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12791.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12791
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2017-08-23T14:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:22Z
- Severity
-
- 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
Directory traversal vulnerability in minion id validation in SaltStack Salt before 2016.11.7 and 2017.7.x before 2017.7.1 allows remote minions with incorrect credentials to authenticate to a master via a crafted minion ID.
- References
-
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12791
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/42944
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/6366e05d0d70bd709cc4233c3faf32a759d0173a
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2016.11/topics/releases/2016.11.7.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12791
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4769-1
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / salt
Package
- Name
- salt
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Affected versions
0.*
0.16.0-1
0.16.4-2
0.17.1+dfsg-1
0.17.2-1
0.17.2-2
0.17.2-3
0.17.4-1
0.17.4-2
0.17.5-1
0.17.5+ds-1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-common"
},
{
"binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-master"
},
{
"binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-minion"
},
{
"binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-ssh"
},
{
"binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-syndic"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / salt
Package
- Name
- salt
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
Affected versions
2015.*
2015.5.3+ds-1
2015.8.1+ds-2
2015.8.3+ds-1
2015.8.3+ds-2
2015.8.3+ds-3
2015.8.5+ds-1
2015.8.7+ds-1
2015.8.8+ds-1
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-api"
},
{
"binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-cloud"
},
{
"binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-common"
},
{
"binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-master"
},
{
"binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-minion"
},
{
"binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-proxy"
},
{
"binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-ssh"
},
{
"binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1",
"binary_name": "salt-syndic"
}
]
}