CVE-2011-3871

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in –edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.

Date published : 2011-10-27

http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/91e3b46d2328a1cb

https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3871