Vulnerability in Salt

CVE-2023-20897

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (38.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

  • N/a Salt — versions Salt masters prior to 3005.2 or 3006.2

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-20897?
CVE-2023-20897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Salt. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2023-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-20897?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.