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CVE-2012-1053

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.

Published

2012-05-29T20:55:07.057

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-264
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application puppet puppet 2.6.0 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.1 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.2 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.3 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.4 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.5 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.6 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.7 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.8 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.9 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.10 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.11 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.12 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.6.13 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.2 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.3 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.4 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.5 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.6 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.7 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.8 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.9 Yes
Application puppet puppet 2.7.10 Yes
Application puppetlabs puppet 2.7.0 Yes
Application puppetlabs puppet 2.7.1 Yes
Application puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.0 Yes
Application puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.1 Yes
Application puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.2 Yes
Application puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.3 Yes
Application puppet puppet_enterprise 1.2.4 Yes
Application puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.0 Yes
Application puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.1 Yes
Application puppet puppet_enterprise 2.0.2 Yes
Application puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users 1.0 Yes
Application puppetlabs puppet_enterprise_users 1.1 Yes
References