CVE-2009-3564 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 4.7 Published Updated

Local attackers can access restricted files due to improper supplementary group handling when Puppet switches users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2009-3564?

CVE-2009-3564 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Oct 2009. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

puppetmasterd in puppet 0.24.6 does not reset supplementary groups when it switches to a different user, which might allow local users to access restricted files.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-3564?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Reductivelabs Puppet.

How do I fix CVE-2009-3564?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2009-3564 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-3564 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3564, GHSA-6384-2w9h-qw8w.

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