Description
Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.15 and 2.7.x before 2.7.13, and Puppet Enterprise (PE) Users 1.0, 1.1, 1.2.x, 2.0.x, and 2.5.x before 2.5.1 uses predictable file names when installing Mac OS X packages from a remote source, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or install arbitrary packages via a symlink attack on a temporary file in /tmp.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 11 | puppet | 2.7.13-1 | — |
| Debian 6.0 | puppet | 2.6.2-5+squeeze5 | DSA-2451-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RubyGems | puppet | >= 2.6, < 2.6.15 | 2.6.15 | GHSA-c4mc-49hq-q275 |
| RubyGems | puppet | >= 2.7, < 2.7.13 | 2.7.13 | GHSA-c4mc-49hq-q275 |
Advisories 1
- DSA-2451-1 puppet - several Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/13260
- USN-1419-1 vendor-advisory
- 48743 third-party-advisory
- puppet-macosx-symlink(74793) vdb-entry
- http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2012-1906/
- 52975 vdb-entry
- 48748 third-party-advisory
- DSA-2451 vendor-advisory
- 48789 third-party-advisory