CVE-2012-1989: Puppet allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack

CVE-2012-1989 · Severity: info · Published 2017-10-24

Puppet allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack

Technologies: puppet (RubyGems). Vendors: RubyGems.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2012-1989 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2012-1989 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2012-1989?
Informational severity, published 24 October 2017.
Which products and versions are affected?
puppet (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.1,fixed=2.7.13.
Is there a fix for CVE-2012-1989?
Yes. puppet (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.7.13 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2012-1989?
Check whether you run puppet (RubyGems) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • puppet (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.7.13 or later
    bundle update puppet

Affected products

  • puppet (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.7.1,fixed=2.7.13

Identifiers

  • CVE-2012-1989
  • GHSA-c5qq-g673-5p49

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