USN-3567-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3567-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3567-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3567-1
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Published
2018-02-12T15:34:35.485195Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:34Z
Summary
puppet vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled permissions when unpacking certain tarballs. A local user could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / puppet

Package

Name
puppet
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/puppet@3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.2.4-2ubuntu2
3.3.1-1ubuntu1
3.3.1-1ubuntu2
3.3.1-1ubuntu3
3.4.2-1
3.4.3-1
3.4.3-1ubuntu1
3.4.3-1ubuntu1.1
3.4.3-1ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "puppet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "puppet-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "puppet-el"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "puppet-testsuite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "puppetmaster"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "puppetmaster-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "puppetmaster-passenger"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "vim-puppet"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2017-10689",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}