Fedora 41 update for salt
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2025-22238 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-22 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system salt Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Fedoraproject |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Path traversal
EUVDB-ID: #VU111855
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-22238
CWE-ID:
CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to perform a directory traversal attack.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error in minion file cache creation. The master's default cache is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack, which could be leveraged to write or overwrite 'cache' files outside of the cache directory.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsFedora: 41
salt: before 3007.5-2.fc41
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2025-b712778148
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
