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title: "CVE-2015-1839\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-1839

Publication date 13 April 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**5.3 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1839?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

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

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-1839?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| salt | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 15.04 vivid | Ignored end of life |
| 14.10 utopic | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [debian](https://launchpad.net/~debian)

Vulnerable code only present in experimental version; introduced in 2014.7.0

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

5.3 · Medium

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | Low |
  | Integrity impact | Low |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 5.3 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-1839)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-1839)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-1839)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1839)

### Other references

* <https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/22d2f7a1ec93300c34e8c42d14ec39d51e610b5c>
* <https://github.com/saltstack/salt/commit/b49d0d4b5ca5c6f31f03e2caf97cef1088eeed81>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1839>