CVE-2012-6120

Publication date 10 April 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Red Hat OpenStack Essex and Folsom creates the /var/log/puppet directory with world-readable permissions, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information such as Puppet log files.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
puppet 13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life

Notes

seth-arnold

checked with apt-get install puppet; ls -ld /var/log/puppet