CVE-2021-27025
Description
A flaw was discovered in Puppet Agent where the agent may silently ignore Augeas settings or may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service condition prior to the first 'pluginsync'.
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Puppet Agent may ignore Augeas settings or face DoS before first pluginsync, impacting configuration integrity and availability.
Vulnerability
A flaw in Puppet Agent allows the agent to silently ignore Augeas settings or be vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition prior to the first 'pluginsync'. The specific affected versions are not disclosed in the available references. [1]
Exploitation
An attacker with the ability to provide crafted Augeas settings or trigger the condition before pluginsync could cause the agent to either ignore settings or become unresponsive. The exact prerequisites and exploitation steps are not detailed in the available references. [1]
Impact
Successful exploitation could result in ignored Augeas configuration settings (affecting integrity) or a denial of service (affecting availability), depending on the condition exploited. [1]
Mitigation
No fixed version or workaround is specified in the provided references. Users are advised to monitor official Puppet advisories for updates. [1]
AI Insight generated on May 21, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
puppetRubyGems | >= 7.0.0, < 7.12.1 | 7.12.1 |
puppetRubyGems | < 6.25.1 | 6.25.1 |
Affected products
2- Puppet/Agentdescription
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-q4g7-jrxv-67r9ghsaADVISORY
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62SELE7EKVKZL4GABFMVYMIIUZ7FPEF7/mitrevendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27025ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/rubysec/ruby-advisory-db/blob/master/gems/puppet/CVE-2021-27025.ymlghsaWEB
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/62SELE7EKVKZL4GABFMVYMIIUZ7FPEF7ghsaWEB
- puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2021-27025ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
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