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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2014.0005.2
puppet security update
20 January 2014
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: puppet
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 6
Debian GNU/Linux 7
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Overwrite Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2013-4969
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2831
Comment: This bulletin contains two (2) Debian security advisories.
This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Debian. It is recommended that administrators
running puppet check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
Revision History: January 20 2014: The fix for CVE-2013-4969 contained a regression
January 2 2014: Initial Release
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2831-2 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Salvatore Bonaccorso
January 17, 2014 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : puppet
Vulnerability : regression
Debian-specific: no
Debian Bug : 734444
The fix for CVE-2013-4969 contained a regression affecting the default
file mode if none is specified on a file resource.
The oldstable distribution (squeeze) is not affected by this regression.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.23-1~deb7u3.
For the testing distribution (jessie) and the unstable distribution
(sid), this problem has been fixed in version 3.4.2-1.
For reference, the original advisory text follows.
An unsafe use of temporary files was discovered in Puppet, a tool for
centralized configuration management. An attacker can exploit this
vulnerability and overwrite an arbitrary file in the system.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6.2-5+squeeze9.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.23-1~deb7u2.
For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.4.1-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.4.1-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your puppet 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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2831-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Luciano Bello
December 31, 2013 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : puppet
Vulnerability : insecure temporary files
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2013-4969
An unsafe use of temporary files was discovered in Puppet, a tool for
centralized configuration management. An attacker can exploit this
vulnerability and overwrite an arbitrary file in the system.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6.2-5+squeeze9.
For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.23-1~deb7u2.
For the testing distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.4.0-1.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 3.4.0-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your puppet 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: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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