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 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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.9 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.4% (33th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2022-2941)
- Published
- May 29, 2012
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2022-2941 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- puppet / puppet
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- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
- puppet / puppet enterprise
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- puppetlabs / puppet
- puppetlabs / puppet
- puppetlabs / puppet enterprise users
- puppetlabs / puppet enterprise users
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/48161(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48166(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48290(Vendor 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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