Improper Access Control Affecting tfm-rubygem-wicked package, versions <0:1.3.2-1.el7sat


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-TFMRUBYGEMWICKED-5375835
  • published27 Mar 2023
  • disclosed28 Aug 2017

Introduced: 28 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-10689  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 tfm-rubygem-wicked to version 0:1.3.2-1.el7sat or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2927.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tfm-rubygem-wicked package and not the tfm-rubygem-wicked package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In previous versions of Puppet Agent it was possible to install a module with world writable permissions. Puppet Agent 5.3.4 and 1.10.10 included a fix to this vulnerability.