CVE-2009-3564

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.

CVSS v2.0 4.7 MEDIUM

4.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://projects.reductivelabs.com/issues/1806	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475201	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3564	Vendor Advisory
http://projects.reductivelabs.com/issues/1806	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475201	Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2009-3564	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:reductivelabs:puppet:0.24.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2009-10-06 17:30

Updated : 2025-04-09 00:30

NVD link : CVE-2009-3564

Mitre link : CVE-2009-3564

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-3564

JSON object : View

Products Affected

reductivelabs

puppet

fedoraproject

fedora

CWE

CWE-264

Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

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