CVE-2023-20897

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.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory saltproject.io
Affected: n/a Salt
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://saltproject.io/security-announcements/2023-08-10-advisory/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/OMWJIHQZXHK6FH2E3IWAZCYIRI7FLVOL/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-20897?
CVE-2023-20897 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-20897?
To fix CVE-2023-20897, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-20897 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-20897 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-20897?
CVE-2023-20897 affects n/a Salt.
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