VMware SALT prior 3006.12/3007.4 pub_ret jid denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in VMware SALT. This affects the function pub_ret. The manipulation of the argument jid results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-22242. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in VMware SALT. Affected is the function pub_ret. The manipulation of the argument jid with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Worker process denial of service through file read operation. .A vulnerability exists in the Master's “pub_ret” method which is exposed to all minions. The un-sanitized input value “jid” is used to construct a path which is then opened for reading. An attacker could exploit this vulnerabilities by attempting to read from a filename that will not return any data, e.g. by targeting a pipe node on the proc file system.

The advisory is available at docs.saltproject.io. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-22242 since 01/02/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240193 (Fedora 43 : salt (2025-551aed076e)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3006.12 or 3007.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240193) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-18248). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 240193
Nessus Name: Fedora 43 : salt (2025-551aed076e)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: SALT 3006.12/3007.4

Timelineinfo

01/02/2025 🔍
06/13/2025 +161 days 🔍
06/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/20/2025 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: vmware.com

Advisory: docs.saltproject.io
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-22242 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-22242
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-312474
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20060413

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2025 11:18
Updated: 06/20/2025 11:13
Changes: 06/13/2025 11:18 (64), 06/13/2025 11:32 (1), 06/13/2025 17:35 (1), 06/20/2025 11:13 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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