Symlink Attack Affecting puppet package, versions <2.6.15 >=2.7.0, <2.7.13


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
4.4 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-RUBY-PUPPET-20310
  • published 28 Feb 2017
  • disclosed 11 Oct 2011
  • credit Puppet Labs

How to fix?

Upgrade puppet to version 2.6.15, 2.7.13 or higher.

Overview

puppet is an automated configuration management tool.

Affected versions of the package are vulnerable to Arbitrary Package Installation. During package installation for Mac OS X, A predictable filename is used in the /tmp folder. It is possible for an attacker to await this filename and create a symlink to overwrite arbitrary files or instal arbitrary packages.