Puppet 0.24.x before 0.24.9 and 0.25.x before 0.25.2 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the (1) /tmp/daemonout, (2) /tmp/puppetdoc.txt, (3) /tmp/puppetdoc.tex, or (4) /tmp/puppetdoc.aux temporary file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.4
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade puppet | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 3, 2010 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-admin/puppet. | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 3, 2010 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade puppet-serverUpgrade puppetUpgrade pwdutils | Feb 17, 2015 | Jun 28, 2013 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade puppet | Nov 8, 2024 | Mar 3, 2010 |
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