Gentoo: GLSA-201308-04: Puppet: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Puppet. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Puppet users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/puppet-2.7.23"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-6120 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-6120 [ 2 ] CVE-2013-1640 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1640 [ 3 ] CVE-2013-1652 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1652 [ 4 ] CVE-2013-1653 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1653 [ 5 ] CVE-2013-1654 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1654 [ 6 ] CVE-2013-1655 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-1655 [ 7 ] CVE-2013-2274 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2274 [ 8 ] CVE-2013-2275 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-2275 [ 9 ] CVE-2013-3567 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-3567 [ 10 ] CVE-2013-4956 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cvm?cvename=CVE-2013-4761 [ 11 ] CVE-2013-4956 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cvm?cvename=CVE-2013-4956
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201308-04
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Puppet, the worst of which could lead to execution of arbitrary code.
Background
Puppet is a system configuration management tool written in Ruby.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-admin/puppet < 2.7.23 >= 2.7.23
Impact
===== A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.