CVE-2011-3871

Publication date 1 October 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
puppet 11.04 natty
Fixed 2.6.4-2ubuntu2.3
10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.6.1-0ubuntu2.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 0.25.4-2ubuntu6.3
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1223-1
    • Puppet vulnerabilities
    • 30 September 2011

Other references