CVE-2021-22004: fedoraproject fedora Race Condition
CVSS: 6.4v3.1MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-xf37-qcvf-7m57PYSEC-2021-346UBUNTU-CVE-2021-22004
Published 08-09-2021Last modified 03-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-22004 is a medium (CVSS 6.4) Race Condition vulnerability in fedoraproject fedora. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.4/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 08-09-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 03-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in SaltStack Salt before 3003.3. The salt minion installer will accept and use a minion config file at C:\salt\conf if that file is in place before the installer is run. This allows for a malicious actor to subvert the proper behaviour of the given minion software.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versionsHigh 7.5Preferred score · OSV · Pypi (Ecosystem advisory) · calculated from vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesSingle source
Medium 6.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 4.4Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.35%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
28%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.35% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.35%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL33 | 34 | 35
PyPI1 product
- salt< 3003.3
Saltstack1 product
- salt< 3000.3
Ubuntu1 product
- saltAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 4 products
References
17 links- saltproject.io/security_announcements/salt-security-advisory-2021-sep-02/X Refsource MISCAdvisoryREPORTPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/saltstack/saltPACKAGE