Description
Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html ↗
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46458 ↗
- https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871 ↗
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html ↗
- http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2 ↗