CVE-2015-1838
Salt improper handling of tmp files
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2015-1838- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-19
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
- Record
CVE-2015-1838- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-0113 No score
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
- Record
EUVD-2017-0113- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-92pw-mff9-jqgm
Salt improper handling of tmp files
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
- Record
GHSA-92pw-mff9-jqgm- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-92pw-mff9-jqgm
Salt improper handling of tmp files
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
- Record
GHSA-92pw-mff9-jqgm- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-1838
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1838- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2017-29 No score
modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.
- Record
PYSEC-2017-29- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
saltPyPI |
before 2014.7.4 | 2014.7.4 |
saltPyPI |
before 2014.7.4, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.50.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.15.900.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.00.17.0rc10.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.8.70.8.90.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.90.9.9.12014.1.02014.1.0rc12014.1.0rc22014.1.0rc3 |
2014.7.4 |
saltPyPI |
before 2014.7.4, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.10.10.20.10.30.10.4 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.50.11.00.11.10.12.00.12.10.13.00.13.10.13.20.13.30.14.00.14.10.15.00.15.10.15.20.15.30.15.900.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.17.00.17.0rc10.17.10.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.8.70.8.90.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.60.9.70.9.80.9.90.9.9.12014.1.02014.1.0rc12014.1.0rc22014.1.0rc3 |
2014.7.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-1838 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Saltstack Salt, published April 13, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. Fixed in salt 2014.7.4.
References
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175568.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212784
github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/e11298d7155e9982749483ca5538e46090caef9c
docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1838
Left out here: 84 versions. The JSON record has them.