========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8153-1 April 07, 2026
salt vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in Salt.
Software Description:
- salt: Infrastructure management built on a dynamic communication bus
Details:
Zach Malone discovered that Salt did not properly handle permissions to cache
data. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2015-8034)
Dylan Frese discovered that Salt incorrectly allowed users to specify PAM
service. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass authentication.
(CVE-2016-3176)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
salt-common 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
salt-master 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
salt-minion 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8153-1
CVE-2015-8034, CVE-2016-3176
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