# CVE-2015-1838: modules/serverdensity\_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.

- Also known as: GHSA-92PW-MFF9-JQGM, PYSEC-2017-29
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2014.7.4
- Published: 2017-04-13 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- salt (PyPI): fixed in 2014.7.4
- salt (PyPI): fixed in 2014.7.4

## Description

modules/serverdensity_device.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, salt, upgrade to a fixed version (2014.7.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175568.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212784
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/e11298d7155e9982749483ca5538e46090caef9c
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html

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