SaltStack Salt prior 3002.8/3003.4/3004.1 Minion denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in SaltStack Salt. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Minion Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-22935. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SaltStack Salt and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Minion Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was published 03/29/2022. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-22935 since 01/10/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261464 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-22935), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3002.8, 3003.4 or 3004.1 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at saltproject.io.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261464). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 261464
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-22935

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Salt 3002.8/3003.4/3004.1

Timelineinfo

01/10/2022 🔍
03/29/2022 +77 days 🔍
03/29/2022 +0 days 🔍
09/06/2025 +1256 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-22935 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-22935
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-196015

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2022 21:45
Updated: 09/06/2025 00:19
Changes: 03/29/2022 21:45 (38), 04/01/2022 08:38 (2), 09/06/2025 00:19 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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