Vulnerability · Published Sep 5, 2023 · Assigned by vmware
CVE-2023-20897
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Salt. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2 contain a DOS in minion return. After receiving several bad packets on the request server equal to the number of worker threads, the master will become unresponsive to return requests until restarted.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | salt | 3005.2 | GHSA-vpjg-wmf8-29h9 |
| PyPI | salt | 3006.2 | GHSA-vpjg-wmf8-29h9 |
| PyPI | salt | 3005.2, 3006.2 | PYSEC-2023-166 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | salt | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20897 |