Puppet: Multiple vulnerabilities

1. Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Advisory Reference	GLSA 201203-03 / puppet
Release Date	March 06, 2012
Latest Revision	March 06, 2012: 1
Impact	high
Exploitable	local, remote

Package	Vulnerable versions	Unaffected versions	Architecture(s)
app-admin/puppet	< 2.7.11	>= 2.7.11	All supported architectures

Related bugreports: #303729, #308031, #384859, #385149, #388161, #403963

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Puppet, the worst of which might allow local attackers to gain escalated privileges.

2. Impact Information

Background

Puppet is a system configuration management tool written in Ruby.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Puppet. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A local attacker could gain elevated privileges, or access and modify arbitrary files. Furthermore, a remote attacker may be able to spoof a Puppet Master or write X.509 Certificate Signing Requests to arbitrary locations.

3. Resolution Information

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All Puppet users should upgrade to the latest version:

Code Listing 3.1: Resolution

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/puppet-2.7.11"

4. References

Page updated March 06, 2012

Summary: This is a Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

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