CVE-2012-1054: n/a vulnerability

CVE-2012-1054: 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...

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, when managing a user login file with the k5login resource type, allows local users to gain privileges via a symlink attack on .k5login.

UnknownCVSS not scoredNot KEV-listedUpdatedAug 6, 2024, 18:45 UTC (UTC+00:00)

Security readout for executives and security teams

CVE-2012-1054 is a local privilege escalation issue in older Puppet and Puppet Enterprise versions when they manage .k5login files via the k5login resource. A local user could abuse symlink handling to gain privileges. It is not described as a remote internet bug, but it matters on legacy systems where Puppet still manages Kerberos login files. Likely exposure is limited to legacy Puppet or Puppet Enterprise deployments that still use the k5login resource type to manage Kerberos .k5login files. Systems without local untrusted users, Kerberos login-file management, or the affected versions are less likely to be exposed based on the provided evidence. Prioritize if legacy Puppet manages Kerberos login files on shared or multi-user systems. For modern or non-Kerberos environments, urgency is lower, but stale Puppet versions should still be retired because this is a privilege-boundary issue. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Puppet 2.6.x to 2.6.14 or later.; Upgrade Puppet 2.7.x to 2.7.11 or later.; Upgrade Puppet Enterprise 2.0.x to 2.0.3 or later..

Prepared: Jun 24, 2026, 12:34 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Severity: Unknown
CVSS: Not scored
Known Exploited: No
Published: May 29, 2012, 20:00 UTC (UTC+00:00)

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Source materials

CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
puppet-k5login-type-symlink(73446)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
openSUSE-SU-2012:0835CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE

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