CVE-2023-20897

Published Sep 5, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.3 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-0230 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-vpjg-wmf8-29h9 Salt vulnerable to denial of service
History
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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. 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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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
vmware
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 4:40 PM
Reserved
Nov 1, 2022, 3:41 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 5, 2023, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:31 AM