Access Restriction Bypass Affecting puppet-server package, versions <0:2.7.18-1.9.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-PUPPETSERVER-1665728
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed6 Aug 2012

Introduced: 6 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-3866  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 puppet-server to version 0:2.7.18-1.9.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2012-135.

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.

lib/puppet/defaults.rb in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.18, and Puppet Enterprise before 2.5.2, uses 0644 permissions for last_run_report.yaml, which allows local users to obtain sensitive configuration information by leveraging access to the puppet master server to read this file.

CVSS Scores

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