CVE-2009-3564

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2008-12-08
Bugzilla:
475201: CVE-2009-3564 puppetmasterd does not initialize supplementary groups

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2009-3564 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

The Red Hat Security Response Team does not currently plan to fix this flaw in MRG.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 3.8
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None

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