CVE-2017-10689
N/A
Published: February 9, 2018 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:00 AM UTC
5 products affected across 3 vendorsUbuntu LinuxSatellitePuppet Enterprise
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v < 5.3.41.10.0 ≤ v < 1.10.10
Affected range stops below 1.10.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 5.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2016.4.102017.1.0 ≤ v < 2017.3.4
Affected range stops below 2016.4.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2017.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 5.3.4
Affected range stops below 5.3.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2927x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10689Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3567-1/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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