CVE-2011-3869

puppet: K5login content attack

Published Oct 27, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .k5login file.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2314-1 puppet security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3160 Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .k5login file.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-8c56-v25w-f89c Puppet arbitrary file overwrite
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1223-1 Puppet vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 11:53 PM
Reserved
Sep 29, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 27, 2011, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 30, 2011, 12:00 AM