Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 29, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-1054
CVE-2012-1054
Description
Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.14 and 2.7.x before 2.7.11, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x before 2.0.3, when managing a user login file with the k5login resource type, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on .k5login.
Affected products
35cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 22 more
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.6.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet:2.7.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet:2.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 7 more
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppet:puppet_enterprise:2.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:puppetlabs:puppet_enterprise_users:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
14- projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12460nvdVendor Advisory
- puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1054/nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/48157nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/48161nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/48166nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/48290nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.htmlnvd
- projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notesnvd
- ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419nvd
- www.osvdb.org/79496nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446nvd
- hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408nvd
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