MEDIUM
salt: insecure /tmp file handling in salt/modules/serverdensity_device.py
Published Apr 13, 2017
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 23
No data.
Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2
salt
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 1.2 | salt | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect versions of salt as shipped with Red Hat Red Hat Ceph Storage as they did not include the vulnerable module.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.3 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.43% 0.00428
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00428
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00428) | 34.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00428) | 33.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00175) | 36.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175568.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1838 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212784 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-92pw-mff9-jqgm Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-29.yaml
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/e11298d7155e9982749483ca5538e46090caef9c x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1838
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1838
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html | ||
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175568.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1838 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212784 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-92pw-mff9-jqgm | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-29.yaml | ||
| https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/e11298d7155e9982749483ca5538e46090caef9c | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1838 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1838 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Apr 13, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Feb 17, 2015
Link CVE-2015-1838
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-92PW-MFF9-JQGM Updated n/a