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Ubuntu 12.10/12.04 LTS: 1759-1 Critical: Puppet Unauthorized Access

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Calendar Grey March 12, 2013
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Multiple vulnerabilities in Puppet addressed in Ubuntu 12.10, 12.04 LTS, and 11.10. Essential updates issued to bolster security.
Several security issues were fixed in Puppet.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in Puppet.

Software Description:

- puppet: Centralized configuration management

Details:

It was discovered that Puppet agents incorrectly handled certain kick

connections in a non-default configuration. An attacker on an authenticated

client could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code.

(CVE-2013-1653)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain catalog requests.

An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly

execute arbitrary code on the master. (CVE-2013-1640)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain client requests.

An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly

perform unauthorized actions. (CVE-2013-1652)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain SSL connections.

An attacker could use this issue to possibly downgrade connections to

SSLv2. (CVE-2013-1654)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled s...

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 12.10:
  puppet-common                   2.7.18-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  puppet-common                   2.7.11-1ubuntu2.2

Ubuntu 11.10:
  puppet-common                   2.7.1-1ubuntu3.8

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1759-1

CVE-2013-1640, CVE-2013-1652, CVE-2013-1653, CVE-2013-1654,

CVE-2013-1655, CVE-2013-2275

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.18-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.11-1ubuntu2.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.1-1ubuntu3.8

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