1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-2077-1

USN-2077-1: Puppet vulnerability

Publication date

6 January 2014

Overview

Puppet could be made to overwrite files.

Releases

Packages

  • puppet - Centralized configuration management

Details

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled temporary files. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the
default installation of Ubuntu, this should be prevented by the Yama link
restrictions.

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled temporary files. A local
attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. In the
default installation of Ubuntu, this should be prevented by the Yama link
restrictions.

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
13.10 saucy puppet-common –  3.2.4-2ubuntu2.2
13.04 raring puppet-common –  2.7.18-4ubuntu1.3
12.10 quantal puppet-common –  2.7.18-1ubuntu1.4
12.04 precise puppet-common –  2.7.11-1ubuntu2.6

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