1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3567-1

USN-3567-1: Puppet vulnerability

Publication date

12 February 2018

Overview

Puppet could be made to crash or run programs.

Releases

Packages

  • puppet - Centralized configuration management

Details

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled permissions when
unpacking certain tarballs. A local user could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled permissions when
unpacking certain tarballs. A local user could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code.

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
14.04 trusty puppet-common –  3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3

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