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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2009.1106
A vulnerability has been identified in puppet
7 October 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: puppet
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-3564
Member content until: Friday, November 6 2009
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability has been identified in puppet version 0.24.6 and prior.
IMPACT
This vulnerability, caused by puppetmasterd failing to reset its
supplementary groups when changing users, could allow local users to
access restricted files. [1]
MITIGATION
There is a patch available from Reductive Labs, which has also been
incorporated into the Fedora EPEL 4 repository. [2]
REFERENCES
[1] Red Hat Bugzilla - Bug 475201
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=475201
[2] Puppet - Bug #1806
http://projects.reductivelabs.com/issues/show/1806
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If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in
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