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CVE-2011-3870

Publication date 1 October 2011

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the SSH authorized_keys file.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
puppet 11.04 natty
Fixed 2.6.4-2ubuntu2.3
10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.6.1-0ubuntu2.2
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 0.25.4-2ubuntu6.3
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-1223-1
    • Puppet vulnerabilities
    • 30 September 2011

Other references