CVE-2015-6918

Publication date 10 October 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

salt before 2015.5.5 leaks git usernames and passwords to the log.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Andreas Stieger discovered that the salt has a vulnerability where it exposes sensitive informations in the log files. An attacker could use this retrieve it.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
salt 19.04 disco
Not affected
18.10 cosmic
Not affected
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
17.10 artful Ignored end of life
17.04 zesty Ignored end of life
16.10 yakkety Ignored end of life
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
15.10 wily Ignored end of life
15.04 vivid Ignored end of life
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
12.04 LTS precise Not in release

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.3 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Changed
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

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