1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1419-1

USN-1419-1: Puppet vulnerabilities

Publication date

11 April 2012

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in puppet.

Releases

Packages

  • puppet - Centralized configuration management

Details

It was discovered that Puppet used a predictable filename when downloading Mac
OS X package files. A local attacker could exploit this to overwrite arbitrary
files. (CVE-2012-1906)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled filebucket retrieval
requests. A local attacker could exploit this to read arbitrary files.
(CVE-2012-1986)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled filebucket store requests. A
local attacker could exploit this to perform a denial of service via resource
exhaustion. (CVE-2012-1987)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled filebucket requests. A local
attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file path.
(CVE-2012-1988)

It was discovered that Puppet used a predictable filename for the...

It was discovered that Puppet used a predictable filename when downloading Mac
OS X package files. A local attacker could exploit this to overwrite arbitrary
files. (CVE-2012-1906)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled filebucket retrieval
requests. A local attacker could exploit this to read arbitrary files.
(CVE-2012-1986)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled filebucket store requests. A
local attacker could exploit this to perform a denial of service via resource
exhaustion. (CVE-2012-1987)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled filebucket requests. A local
attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file path.
(CVE-2012-1988)

It was discovered that Puppet used a predictable filename for the Telnet
connection log file. A local attacker could exploit this to overwrite arbitrary
files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 11.10. (CVE-2012-1989)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
11.10 oneiric puppet-common –  2.7.1-1ubuntu3.6
11.04 natty puppet-common –  2.6.4-2ubuntu2.9
10.04 lucid puppet-common –  0.25.4-2ubuntu6.7

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