CVE-2015-1838 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in SaltStack versions prior to 2014.7.4, specifically within the modules/serverdensity_device.py component, due to improper handling of files in the /tmp directory. This vulnerability affects various SaltStack deployments, including those on Fedora Project distributions. With a CVSS v3 score of 5.3 (Medium), an attacker with local access and low privileges could exploit this with low attack complexity, potentially leading to limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2014.7.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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