Puppet Supplementary Groups Information Disclosure Vulnerability

BID:36628

Info

Puppet Supplementary Groups Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 36628
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2009-3564
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Oct 07 2009 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:14PM
Credit: Till Maas
Vulnerable: Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64
Reductive Labs Puppet 0.24.6
Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Puppet Supplementary Groups Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Puppet is prone to an information-disclosure vulnerability.

Local attackers may exploit this issue to gain access to restricted resources; other attacks may also be possible. This issue may also facilitate privilege-escalation attacks, but this has not been confirmed.

The issue affects Puppet 0.24.6; other versions may also be vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Puppet Supplementary Groups Information Disclosure Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

Puppet Supplementary Groups Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 lpia

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 sparc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 i386

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 powerpc

Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 9.10 amd64

References

Puppet Supplementary Groups Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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