FKIE_CVE-2012-1054

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2012-05-29 20:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:38
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12460Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
cve@mitre.orghttp://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1054/Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48157Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48161Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48166Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/48290Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.osvdb.org/79496
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446
cve@mitre.orghttps://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12460Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1054/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48157Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48161Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48166Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/48290Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.osvdb.org/79496
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
puppet puppet 2.6.0
puppet puppet 2.6.1
puppet puppet 2.6.2
puppet puppet 2.6.3
puppet puppet 2.6.4
puppet puppet 2.6.5
puppet puppet 2.6.6
puppet puppet 2.6.7
puppet puppet 2.6.8
puppet puppet 2.6.9
puppet puppet 2.6.10
puppet puppet 2.6.11
puppet puppet 2.6.12
puppet puppet 2.6.13
puppet puppet 2.7.2
puppet puppet 2.7.3
puppet puppet 2.7.4
puppet puppet 2.7.5
puppet puppet 2.7.6
puppet puppet 2.7.7
puppet puppet 2.7.8
puppet puppet 2.7.9
puppet puppet 2.7.10
puppetlabs puppet 2.7.0
puppetlabs puppet 2.7.1
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.0
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.1
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.2
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.3
puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.4
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.0
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.1
puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.2
puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users 1.0
puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users 1.1
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