# CVE-2012-1054: 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, when managing a us

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-05-29 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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, when managing a user login file with the k5login resource type, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on .k5login.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/48157
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48166
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12460
- http://www.osvdb.org/79496
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1054/
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48290
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48161
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408

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