CVE-2015-6941

Description

win_useradd, salt-cloud and the Linode driver in salt 2015.5.x before 2015.5.6, and 2015.8.x before 2015.8.1 leak password information in debug logs.

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory saltstack.com Vendor Advisory saltstack.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.5.6.html release notes vendor advisory
https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2015.8.1.html release notes vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1273066 issue tracking patch vdb entry third party advisory
https://github.com/twangboy/salt/commit/c0689e32154c41f59840ae10ffc5fbfa30618710 third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-6941?
CVE-2015-6941 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-6941?
To fix CVE-2015-6941, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-6941 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-6941 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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