USN-917-1: Puppet vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 9.10

Packages

• puppet -

Details

It was discovered that Puppet did not drop supplementary groups when being
run as a different user. A local user may be able to use this flaw to
bypass security restrictions and gain access to restricted files.
(CVE-2009-3564)

It was discovered that Puppet did not correctly handle temporary files. A
local user can exploit this flaw to bypass security restrictions and
overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2010-0156)

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 9.10

• puppet - 0.24.8-2ubuntu4.1

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2010-0156
• CVE-2009-3564