CVE-2016-9639
highpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.026 · 85 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.1
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affected products (3)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-hvmj-356c-gpf4Salt allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.
- PYSEC-2017-342017-02-07vendor · osvUS
Salt before 2015.8.11 allows deleted minions to read or write to minions with the same id, related to caching.
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references (11)
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- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2015.8/ref/configuration/master.html#rotate-aes-keyPatchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2508/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0441cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/2enisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/3enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94553enisa_euvd
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/2015.8/ref/configuration/master.html#rotate-aes-keyenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/25/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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