# CVE-2015-1839: modules/chef.py in SaltStack before 2014.7.4 does not properly handle files in /tmp.

- Also known as: GHSA-6GRP-75PQ-C8CJ, PYSEC-2017-30
- 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/chef.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

- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/b49d0d4b5ca5c6f31f03e2caf97cef1088eeed81
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1212788
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175568.html
- https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/22d2f7a1ec93300c34e8c42d14ec39d51e610b5c
- https://docs.saltstack.com/en/latest/topics/releases/2014.7.4.html

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