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Debian: DSA-2504-1 Moderate: Bcfg2 Security Vulnerability Notification

It was discovered that malicious clients can trick the server component of the Bcfg2 configuration management system to execute commands with root privileges. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2503-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer June 28, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : bcfg2 Vulnerability : shell command injection Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-3366 Debian Bug : 679272 It was discovered that malicious clients can trick the server component of the Bcfg2 configuration management system to execute commands with root privileges. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.1-3+squeeze2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.2.2-2. We recommend that you upgrade your bcfg2 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Enhance bcfg2 immediately to address potential vulnerabilities related to remote command execution in the configuration management framework of Debian.. Debian Security, Command Injection, Bcfg2, Update. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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Debian: DSA-2302-1 Moderate: Bcfg2 Remote Execution Risk

It has been discovered that the bcfg2 server, a configuration management server for bcfg2 clients, is not properly sanitizing input from bcfg2 clients before passing it to various shell commands. This enables an attacker in control of a bcfg2 client to execute arbitrary commands on . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2302-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Nico Golde Sep 7, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : bcfg2 Vulnerability : missing input sanitization Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no Debian bug : 640028 CVE IDs : CVE-2011-3211 It has been discovered that the bcfg2 server, a configuration management server for bcfg2 clients, is not properly sanitizing input from bcfg2 clients before passing it to various shell commands. This enables an attacker in control of a bcfg2 client to execute arbitrary commands on the server with root privileges. For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 0.9.5.7-1.1+lenny1. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 1.0.1-3+squeeze1 For the testing distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.2-2. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.1.2-2. We recommend that you upgrade your bcfg2 packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Uncover the bcfg2 security patch highlighting insufficient input validation and risks of remote command execution. Urgent upgrade suggested.. bcfg2 Management, Debian Security, RemoteCommand Execution. . Severity: Important. LinuxSecurity.com Team

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