CVE-2012-1054

Puppet 2.6.13 Klogin File Handling Issue

Published May 29, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3, when managing a user login file with the k5login resource type, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on .k5login.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2419-1 puppet security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1091 Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3, when managing a user login file with the k5login resource type, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on .k5login.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1372-1 Puppet vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 6:45 PM
Reserved
Feb 13, 2012, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 29, 2012, 8:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:38 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 22, 2012, 12:00 AM