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CVE-2023-20897

Summary
Assigner-vmware
Assigner Org ID-dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d
Published At-05 Sep, 2023 | 10:56
Updated At-13 Feb, 2025 | 16:40
Rejected At-
Credits

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.

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Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC)
▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:vmware
Assigner Org ID:dcf2e128-44bd-42ed-91e8-88f912c1401d
Published At:05 Sep, 2023 | 10:56
Updated At:13 Feb, 2025 | 16:40
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)

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 Products
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n/a
Product
Salt
Default Status
unaffected
Versions
Affected
  • Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
N/AN/ADOS in minion return.
Type: N/A
CWE ID: N/A
Description: DOS in minion return.
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.15.3MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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References
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https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/
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Hyperlink: https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/
Resource: N/A
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
1. CVE Program Container
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https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/
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Hyperlink: https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/
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Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/
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2. CISA ADP Vulnrichment
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:security@vmware.com
Published At:05 Sep, 2023 | 11:15
Updated At:13 Feb, 2025 | 17:16

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.15.3MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Primary3.15.3MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Type: Primary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 5.3
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CPE Matches

saltstack
saltstack
>>salt>>Versions before 3005.2(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
saltstack
saltstack
>>salt>>Versions from 3006.0(inclusive) to 3006.2(exclusive)
cpe:2.3:a:saltstack:salt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-404Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-404
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
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References
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/security@vmware.com
N/A
https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/security@vmware.com
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/
Source: security@vmware.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/
Source: security@vmware.com
Resource:
Vendor Advisory
Hyperlink: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Vendor Advisory

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