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title: "CVE-2015-8034\n    | Ubuntu"
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8034?format=md
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# CVE-2015-8034

Publication date 30 January 2017

Last updated 7 April 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**3.3 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8034?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The state.sls function in Salt before 2015.8.3 uses weak permissions on the
cache data, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by
reading the file.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| salt | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 25.04 plucky | Not in release |
| 24.10 oracular | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release |
| 23.10 mantic | Not in release |
| 23.04 lunar | Not in release |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 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~esm5  Ubuntu Pro |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8034?format=md#patch-details)

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### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| salt | * Upstream:   [097838e](https://github.com/cachedout/salt/commit/097838ec0c52b1e96f7f761e5fb3cd7e79808741) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

3.3 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 3.3 · Low |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8034)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8034)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-8034)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8034)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-8153-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-8153-1)
+ Salt vulnerabilities
+ 7 April 2026

### Other references

* <https://github.com/cachedout/salt/commit/097838ec0c52b1e96f7f761e5fb3cd7e79808741>
* <https://github.com/saltstack/salt/issues/28455>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8034>