Medium severity5.6NVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-3176
CVE-2016-3176
Description
Salt before 2015.5.10 and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.8, when PAM external authentication is enabled, allows attackers to bypass the configured authentication service by passing an alternate service with a command sent to LocalClient.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
saltPyPI | < 2015.5.10 | 2015.5.10 |
saltPyPI | >= 2015.8, < 2015.8.8 | 2015.8.8 |
Affected products
12cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2015.5.9
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:2015.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ghsa-coords4 versionspkg:pypi/saltpkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%201.0pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%202pkg:rpm/suse/salt&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%202.1
< 2015.5.10+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2015.5.10
- (no CPE)range: < 2014.1.10-5.6
- (no CPE)range: < 2014.1.10-3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2014.1.10-5.1
Patches
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References
5- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.10.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryWEB
- docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.8.htmlnvdRelease NotesVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2rp-9cpj-pfw2ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3176ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-33.yamlghsaWEB
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