Upstream information

CVE-2016-1866 at MITRE

Description

Salt 2015.8.x before 2015.8.4 does not properly handle clear messages on the minion, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to execute arbitrary code by inserting packets into the minion-master data stream.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Pending

This issue is currently rated as having important severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.8
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 8.1 8.1
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network Network
Attack Complexity High High
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High High
Integrity Impact High High
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 965403 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
  • python2-salt >= 2018.3.0-2.3.2
  • salt >= 2018.3.0-2.3.2
  • salt-minion >= 2018.3.0-2.3.2
  • sles12-salt-api-image >= 3.1.0-3.3.2
  • sles12-salt-master-image >= 3.1.0-4.3.2
  • sles12-salt-minion-image >= 3.1.0-3.3.2
 Patchnames:
SUSE-CAASP-3.0-2018-2149
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0
SUSE Manager Server 4.0
  • python3-salt >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-api >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-bash-completion >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-cloud >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-doc >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-fish-completion >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-master >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-minion >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-proxy >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-ssh >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-syndic >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 2019.2.0-4.4
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA python3-salt-2019.2.0-4.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 GA salt-api-2019.2.0-4.4
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2
SUSE Manager Server 4.2
  • python3-salt >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-api >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-bash-completion >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-cloud >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-doc >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-fish-completion >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-master >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-minion >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-proxy >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-ssh >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-syndic >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 3002.2-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA python3-salt-3002.2-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 GA salt-api-3002.2-6.1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP2
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1
SUSE Manager Server 4.1
  • python3-salt >= 3000-2.9
  • salt >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-api >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-bash-completion >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-cloud >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-doc >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-fish-completion >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-master >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-minion >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-proxy >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-ssh >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-syndic >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 3000-2.9
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA python3-salt-3000-2.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 GA salt-api-3000-2.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
  • python3-salt >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-bash-completion >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-doc >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-minion >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 2019.2.0-4.4
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 GA python3-salt-2019.2.0-4.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
  • python3-salt >= 3000-2.9
  • salt >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-bash-completion >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-doc >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-minion >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 3000-2.9
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2 GA python3-salt-3000-2.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
  • python3-salt >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-bash-completion >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-doc >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-minion >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 3002.2-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 GA python3-salt-3002.2-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
  • python3-salt >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-bash-completion >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-doc >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-minion >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 3004-150400.6.16
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA python3-salt-3004-150400.6.16
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
  • python2-salt >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • python3-salt >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-bash-completion >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-doc >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-minion >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 2018.3.0-3.9
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA python2-salt-2018.3.0-3.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3
SUSE Manager Server 4.3
  • python3-salt >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-api >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-bash-completion >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-cloud >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-doc >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-fish-completion >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-master >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-minion >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-proxy >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-ssh >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-syndic >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 3004-150400.6.16
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 GA python3-salt-3004-150400.6.16
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 GA salt-api-3004-150400.6.16
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
  • python2-salt >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • python3-salt >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-api >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-bash-completion >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-cloud >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-doc >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-fish-completion >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-master >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-minion >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-proxy >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-ssh >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-syndic >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 2018.3.0-3.9
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 GA python2-salt-2018.3.0-3.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 GA salt-api-2018.3.0-3.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1
  • salt-api >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-cloud >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-fish-completion >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-master >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-proxy >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-ssh >= 2019.2.0-4.4
  • salt-syndic >= 2019.2.0-4.4
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 GA salt-api-2019.2.0-4.4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2
  • salt-api >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-cloud >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-fish-completion >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-master >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-proxy >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-ssh >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration >= 3000-2.9
  • salt-syndic >= 3000-2.9
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 GA salt-api-3000-2.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3
  • salt-api >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-cloud >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-fish-completion >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-master >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-proxy >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-ssh >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration >= 3002.2-6.1
  • salt-syndic >= 3002.2-6.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 GA salt-api-3002.2-6.1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4
  • salt-api >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-cloud >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-fish-completion >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-master >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-proxy >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-ssh >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-standalone-formulas-configuration >= 3004-150400.6.16
  • salt-syndic >= 3004-150400.6.16
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 GA salt-api-3004-150400.6.16
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15
  • salt-api >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-cloud >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-fish-completion >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-master >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-proxy >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-ssh >= 2018.3.0-3.9
  • salt-syndic >= 2018.3.0-3.9
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 GA salt-api-2018.3.0-3.9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15 SP4
  • salt-transactional-update >= 3004-150400.6.16
 Patchnames:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15 SP4 GA salt-transactional-update-3004-150400.6.16
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • salt >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-api >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-bash-completion >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-cloud >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-doc >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-fish-completion >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-master >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-minion >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-proxy >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-raet >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-ssh >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-syndic >= 2016.3.4-1.1
  • salt-zsh-completion >= 2016.3.4-1.1
 Patchnames:
openSUSE Tumbleweed GA salt-2016.3.4-1.1

First public cloud image revisions this CVE is fixed in:

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP4 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 salt Already fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Advanced Systems Management 12 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15 SP4 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP3 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-CLIENT-TOOLS salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-CLIENT-TOOLS salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 salt Not affected
SUSE Manager Client Tools Beta for Ubuntu 2004 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 12 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Client Tools for Ubuntu 1804 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Client Tools for Ubuntu 2004 salt Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.2 salt Not affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 salt Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.2 salt Not affected
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.3 salt Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.2 salt Not affected
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 salt Not affected
SUSE Manager Tools 12 salt Affected
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-ESPOS salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3-LTSS salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP3 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Transactional Server 15 SP3 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-LTSS salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Business Critical Linux 15 SP3 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP3 salt Not affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 salt Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 sles12-salt-api-image Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 sles12-salt-master-image Released
SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 sles12-salt-minion-image Released
SUSE Enterprise Storage 1 salt Affected
SUSE Enterprise Storage 1.0 salt Unsupported
SUSE Enterprise Storage 3 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP3 salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP3-BCL salt Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 salt Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Client Tools for Ubuntu 1604 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 3.0 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 3.1 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Proxy 3.2 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Server 3.0 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Server 3.1 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Server 3.2 salt Affected
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.0 py27-compat-salt Affected
SUSE Manager Server Module 4.1 py27-compat-salt Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Feb 5 20:43:56 2016
CVE page last modified: Sat Mar 18 11:26:33 2023