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CVE-2009-3564

Publication date 6 October 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

puppetmasterd in puppet 0.24.6 does not reset supplementary groups when it switches to a different user, which might allow local users to access restricted files.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
puppet 11.10 oneiric
Not affected
11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic
Fixed 0.24.8-2ubuntu4.1
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needed
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

reproducer in upstream bug upstream has not fixed this in 0.24.x as of 2010-03-17

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
puppet

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-917-1
    • Puppet vulnerabilities
    • 24 March 2010

Other references