The 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.
Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and other security features that are used to perform access control.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48157 | third party advisory |
| http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48166 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12458 | |
| http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1053/ | vendor advisory |
| http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12459 | |
| http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1 | vendor advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48290 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://www.osvdb.org/79495 | vdb entry |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/48161 | third party advisory vendor advisory |
| http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12457 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html | vendor advisory |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73445 | vdb entry |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158 | vdb entry |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419 | vendor advisory |
| https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408 | vendor advisory |