FKIE_CVE-2009-3564

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2009-10-06 17:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:11
Severity
Summary
puppetmasterd in puppet 0.24.6 does not reset supplementary groups when it switches to a different user, which might allow local users to access restricted files.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://projects.reductivelabs.com/issues/1806Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475201Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3564Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://projects.reductivelabs.com/issues/1806Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475201Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3564Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
reductivelabs puppet 0.24.6
fedoraproject fedora *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:11:54.480",
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