Bug 742649 (CVE-2011-3871) - CVE-2011-3871 puppet: predictable temporary file using RAL
Summary: CVE-2011-3871 puppet: predictable temporary file using RAL
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2011-3871
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 742654 742655
Blocks: 742180 748458
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Reported: 2011-09-30 22:07 UTC by Vincent Danen
Modified: 2021-02-24 14:35 UTC (History)
6 users (show)

Fixed In Version: puppet 2.6.11, puppet 2.7.5
Doc Type: Bug Fix
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Last Closed: 2012-07-04 06:50:11 UTC
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patch from upstream for 2.6.x and 2.7.x (2.55 KB, patch)
2011-09-30 23:21 UTC, Vincent Danen 		no flags Details | Diff
patch from upstream for 0.25.x (2.73 KB, patch)
2011-09-30 23:21 UTC, Vincent Danen 		no flags Details | Diff
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Description Vincent Danen 2011-09-30 22:07:55 UTC 
A flaw was found in the way puppet resource in --edit mode handled temporary files.  It would use an extremely predictable file name which persisted and could be known well prior to creation.  This could result in both editing an arbitrary target file, and tricking puppet into running that arbitrary file as the invoking user.  This is feature is typically used as the root user, as you cannot do much as a less privileged user.

This is corrected in upstream 2.6.11 and 2.7.5 releases.
Comment 1 Vincent Danen 2011-09-30 23:21:02 UTC 
Created attachment 525849 [details]
patch from upstream for 2.6.x and 2.7.x
Comment 2 Vincent Danen 2011-09-30 23:21:21 UTC 
Created attachment 525850 [details]
patch from upstream for 0.25.x
Comment 3 Vincent Danen 2011-09-30 23:36:50 UTC 
Created puppet tracking bugs for this issue

Affects: fedora-all [bug 742654]
Affects: epel-all [bug 742655]
Comment 4 Fedora Update System 2011-10-24 15:39:43 UTC 
puppet-0.25.5-2.el4 has been pushed to the Fedora EPEL 4 stable repository.  If problems still persist, please make note of it in this bug report.
Comment 5 Kurt Seifried 2012-04-11 16:18:06 UTC 
Resolved in Puppet 2.7.5 and 2.6.11, CloudForms ships Puppet 2.6.14.
Comment 6 Tomas Hoger 2012-07-04 06:50:11 UTC 
Fixed upstream in 2.7.5 and 2.6.11.

External Reference:

http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871/
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