Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 uses predictable file names when installing Mac OS X packages from a remote source, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or install arbitrary packages via a symlink attack on a temporary file in /tmp.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2451-1 puppet security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-3504 Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 uses predictable file names when installing Mac OS X packages from a remote source, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or install arbitrary packages via a symlink attack on a temporary file in /tmp.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-c4mc-49hq-q275 Puppet uses predictable filenames, allowing arbitrary file overwrite
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1419-1 Puppet vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:17:27.063Z

Reserved: 2012-03-26T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-1906

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-05-29T20:55:07.213

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-1906

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2012-05-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-1906 - Bugzilla

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