UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10689

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10689
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10689.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10689
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Published
2017-12-31T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:35:39.813505Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

In previous versions of Puppet Agent it was possible to install a module with world writable permissions. Puppet Agent 5.3.4 and 1.10.10 included a fix to this vulnerability.

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"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / puppet

Package

Name
puppet
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/puppet@3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.7.2-5ubuntu2
3.8.4-1ubuntu1
3.8.5-1ubuntu1
3.8.5-2
3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "puppet"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "puppet-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "puppet-el"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "puppet-testsuite"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "puppetmaster"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "puppetmaster-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "puppetmaster-passenger"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.8.5-2ubuntu0.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "vim-puppet"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}