salt: insecure /tmp file handling in salt/modules/chef.py
Published Apr 13, 2017
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
modules/chef.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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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% (0.00430) | 34.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00432) | 34.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00088) | 23.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 31.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 29.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 27.05th | 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 (11)
- 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-2015-1839 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212788 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-6grp-75pq-c8cj Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/salt/PYSEC-2017-30.yaml
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/22d2f7a1ec93300c34e8c42d14ec39d51e610b5c x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/b49d0d4b5ca5c6f31f03e2caf97cef1088eeed81 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1839
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1839
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