Gentoo: GLSA-201606-02 Normal: Puppet Server Code Execution Risk Advisory
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June 5, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Puppet Server and Agent, the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Puppet Server and Agent. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All puppet-agent users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/puppet-agent-1.4.2"
All puppetserver users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/puppetserver-2.3.2"
All puppetserver users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/puppetserver-2.3.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2785 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2785 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-2786 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2786
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02
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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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Severity: Normal
Title: Puppet Server and Agent: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 05, 2016
Bugs: #577450, #581372
ID: 201606-02
Background
Puppet Agent contains Puppet’s main code and all of the dependencies
needed to run it, including Facter, Hiera, and bundled versions of Ruby
and OpenSSL.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/puppet-agent < 1.4.2 >= 1.4.2
2 app-admin/puppetserver < 2.3.2 >= 2.3.2
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2 affected packages
Impact
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Remote attackers, impersonating a trusted broker, could potentially
execute arbitrary code.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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