Access Restriction Bypass Affecting puppet-server package, versions <0:2.6.14-1.5.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (13th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PUPPETSERVER-1663674
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed29 May 2012

Introduced: 29 May 2012

CVE-2012-1053  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 puppet-server to version 0:2.6.14-1.5.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2012-53.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream puppet-server package and not the puppet-server package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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