CVE-2012-1053
The change_user method in the SUIDManager (lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb) in 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 does not properly manage group privileges, which…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.38%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The change_user method in the SUIDManager (lib/puppet/util/suidmanager.rb) in 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 does not properly manage group privileges, which allows local users to gain privileges via vectors related to (1) the change_user not dropping supplementary groups in certain conditions, (2) changes to the eguid without associated changes to the egid, or (3) the addition of the real gid to supplementary groups.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.38% probability · 32th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- puppet/puppet · puppetlabs/puppet · puppet/puppet enterprise · puppetlabs/puppet enterprise users
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12457
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12458
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12459
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1053/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48161Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48166Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48290Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419
- http://www.osvdb.org/79495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73445
- https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12457
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12458
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12459
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/projects/1/wiki/Release_Notes#2.6.14
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1053/Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48157
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48161Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48166Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48290Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419
- http://www.osvdb.org/79495
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.