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CVE-2012-1989

Published: 11 April 2012

telnet.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and Puppet Enterprise (PE) 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the NET::Telnet connection log (/tmp/out.log).

Notes

AuthorNote
tyhicks
Yama should mitigate this
Only affects 2.7.x

Priority

Low

Status

Package Release Status
puppet
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
lucid Not vulnerable

maverick Not vulnerable

natty Not vulnerable
(2.6.4-2ubuntu2.8)
oneiric
Released (2.7.1-1ubuntu3.6)
upstream Needs triage