Ubuntu: 1928-1 High: Puppet Fixes for Local Attacks and Security

ubuntu

August 15, 2013

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 incorrectly handled the resource_type

service. A local attacker on the master could use this issue to execute

arbitrary Ruby files. (CVE-2013-4761)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled permissions on the

modules it installed. Modules could be installed with the permissions that

existed when they were built, possibly exposing them to a local attacker.

(CVE-2013-4956)

Topics Covered

security advisory high severity Ubuntu local attack Puppet

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 13.04:
  puppet-common                   2.7.18-4ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 12.10:
  puppet-common                   2.7.18-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  puppet-common                   2.7.11-1ubuntu2.4

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