Privilege escalation in Puppet Agent - CVE-2017-10689
Published: February 14, 2018 / Updated: February 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10568
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10689
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrectly handled permissions when unpacking certain tarballs. A local attacker can supply specially crafted, execute arbitrary code and compromise the vulnerable system.
The weakness exists due to incorrectly handled permissions when unpacking certain tarballs. A local attacker can supply specially crafted, execute arbitrary code and compromise the vulnerable system.
Affected software
Puppet Agent
Ubuntu
Fedora
puppet
Ubuntu
Fedora
puppet
How to mitigate CVE-2017-10689
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 5.3.4, 1.10.10.
puppet - addressed in versions 4.10.10-1.fc27, 4.10.10-1.fc28