CVE-2012-1053
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 6.9 · CWE-264
6.9CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The change_user method in the SUIDManager (lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb) in 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 does not properly manage group privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to (1) the change_user not dropping supplementary groups in certain conditions, (2) changes to the eguid without associated changes to the egid, or (3) the addition of the real gid to supplementary groups.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)0%
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1053/Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48161Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12457
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12458
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12459
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48157