CVE catalog

CVE-2012-6120

puppet - security update

[CVE catalog]

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.

Severity
Unknown
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.39% · Oct 27, 2026

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debian11puppet2.6.4-2UnknownSource applicability is not established[DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6120]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-4UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze10UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze3UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze4UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze5UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze6UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze7UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze8UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze9UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Provider details and historical evidence
Distribution / releasePackageVersionStatusSource
Debian11puppet2.6.4-2UnknownSource applicability is not established[DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6120]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-4UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze1UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze10UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze3UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze4UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze5UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze6UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze7UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze8UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Debian6.0puppet2.6.2-5+squeeze9UnknownSource applicability is not established[DLA-29-1]
Original provider fields
{
  "package_releases": [],
  "fixed_versions": [],
  "distribution_packages": [
    {
      "name": "puppet",
      "distro": "debian",
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.6.4-2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "11",
      "versions": [],
      "ecosystem": "deb",
      "provider_url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6120",
      "fixed_version": "2.6.4-2",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
      "provider_record_id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2012-6120",
      "provider_updated_at": "2026-08-19T06:47:24.871304685Z",
      "applicability_unknown": true
    },
    {
      "name": "puppet",
      "distro": "debian",
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.6.2-5+squeeze10"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "6.0",
      "versions": [
        "2.6.2-4",
        "2.6.2-5",
        "2.6.2-5+squeeze1",
        "2.6.2-5+squeeze3",
        "2.6.2-5+squeeze4",
        "2.6.2-5+squeeze5",
        "2.6.2-5+squeeze6",
        "2.6.2-5+squeeze7",
        "2.6.2-5+squeeze8",
        "2.6.2-5+squeeze9"
      ],
      "ecosystem": "deb",
      "provider_url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-29-1",
      "fixed_version": "2.6.2-5+squeeze10",
      "provider_source": "pypi",
      "provider_record_id": "DLA-29-1",
      "provider_updated_at": "2026-03-09T01:22:07.182879Z",
      "applicability_unknown": true
    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

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Observed:

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]