CVE-2012-1053

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1053
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-05-29 20:55:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.0 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.1 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.10 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.11 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.12 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.13 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.2 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.3 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.4 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.5 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.6 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.7 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.8 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.6.9 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.10 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.2 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.3 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.4 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.5 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.6 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.7 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.8 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet 2.7.9 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 1.2.0 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 1.2.1 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 1.2.2 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 1.2.3 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 1.2.4 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2.0.0 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2.0.1 All All All
Application Puppet Puppet Enterprise 2.0.2 All All All
Application Puppetlabs Puppet 2.7.0 All All All
Application Puppetlabs Puppet 2.7.1 All All All
Application Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise Users 1.0 All All All
Application Puppetlabs Puppet Enterprise Users 1.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-1372-1: Puppet vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ubuntu.com
Puppet Multiple Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Release Notes - Puppet - Puppet Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.puppetlabs.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2419-1 puppet af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Bug #12459: Permanent uid change doesn't drop supplementary groups - Puppet - Puppet Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.puppetlabs.com
Security Advisory SA48157 - Debian update for puppet - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hermes.opensuse.org
CVE-2012-1053 | Puppet Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 puppetlabs.com Vendor Advisory
Security Advisory SA48161 - Ubuntu update for puppet - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Bug #12457: Real gid always present in supplementary groups - Puppet - Puppet Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.puppetlabs.com
Bug #12458: Only euid changed, not egid - Puppet - Puppet Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 projects.puppetlabs.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2012:0325-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA48290 - SUSE update for puppet - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/79495 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
Security Advisory SA48166 - Puppet Group Privileges Security Issue and K5login Privilege Escalation Vulnerability - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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