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Ubuntu alert USN-1759-1 (puppet)
========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1759-1 March 12, 2013 puppet vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - Ubuntu 11.10 Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Puppet. Software Description: - puppet: Centralized configuration management Details: It was discovered that Puppet agents incorrectly handled certain kick connections in a non-default configuration. An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2013-1653) It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain catalog requests. An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code on the master. (CVE-2013-1640) It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain client requests. An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly perform unauthorized actions. (CVE-2013-1652) It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain SSL connections. An attacker could use this issue to possibly downgrade connections to SSLv2. (CVE-2013-1654) It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled serialized attributes. An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary. (CVE-2013-1655) It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled submitted reports. An attacker on an authenticated node could use this issue to possibly submit a report for any other node. (CVE-2013-2275) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.10: puppet-common 2.7.18-1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: puppet-common 2.7.11-1ubuntu2.2 Ubuntu 11.10: puppet-common 2.7.1-1ubuntu3.8 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1759-1 CVE-2013-1640, CVE-2013-1652, CVE-2013-1653, CVE-2013-1654, CVE-2013-1655, CVE-2013-2275 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.18-1ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.11-1ubunt... https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.1-1ubuntu3.8 -- ubuntu-security-announce mailing list ubuntu-security-announce@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-security... (Log in to post comments)
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