UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16846

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16846
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16846.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16846
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Published
2020-11-06T08:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:45:59Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - high
Summary
[none]
Details

An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt through 3002. Sending crafted web requests to the Salt API, with the SSH client enabled, can result in shell injection.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / salt

Package

Name
salt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm4

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
0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-common",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-doc",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-master",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-minion",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-ssh",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-syndic",
            "binary_version": "0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / salt

Package

Name
salt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2

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
2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-api",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-cloud",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-common",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-doc",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-master",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-minion",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-proxy",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-ssh",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-syndic",
            "binary_version": "2015.8.8+ds-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / salt

Package

Name
salt
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/salt@2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1

Affected versions

2016.*

2016.11.5+ds-1
2016.11.8+dfsg1-1

2017.*

2017.7.2+dfsg1-2ubuntu1
2017.7.3+dfsg1-1
2017.7.4+dfsg1-1
2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.1
2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-api",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-cloud",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-common",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-doc",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-master",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-minion",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-proxy",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-ssh",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "salt-syndic",
            "binary_version": "2017.7.4+dfsg1-1ubuntu18.04.2+esm1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}