--- title: "CVE-2014-3563\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3563?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2014-3563 Publication date 22 August 2014 Last updated 26 May 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Salt (aka SaltStack) before 2014.1.10 allow local users to have an unspecified impact via vectors related to temporary file creation in (1) seed.py, (2) salt-ssh, or (3) salt-cloud. ### From the Ubuntu Security Team It was discovered that the salt allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a special crafted file. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a DoS or possibly execute arbitrary code. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | salt | 19.04 disco | Not affected | | 18.10 cosmic | Not affected | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected | | 17.10 artful | Not affected | | 17.04 zesty | Not affected | | 16.10 yakkety | Not affected | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected | | 15.10 wily | Not affected | | 15.04 vivid | Not affected | | 14.10 utopic | Not affected | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 0.17.5+ds-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ### Get expanded security coverage with Ubuntu Pro Reduce your average CVE exposure time from 98 days to 1 day with expanded CVE patching, ten-years security maintenance and optional support for the full stack of open-source applications. Free for personal use. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) [30-day free trial](https://ubuntu.com/pro/free-trial) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3563) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3563) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3563) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3563) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-4769-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4769-1) + Salt vulnerabilities + 15 March 2021 ### Other references * * * * * *