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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201606-02 |
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https://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Puppet Server and Agent: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: June 05, 2016 |
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Bugs: #577450, #581372 |
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ID: 201606-02 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Puppet Server and Agent, |
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the worst of which could lead to arbitrary code execution. |
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Background |
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Puppet Agent contains Puppet’s main code and all of the dependencies |
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needed to run it, including Facter, Hiera, and bundled versions of Ruby |
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and OpenSSL. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-admin/puppet-agent < 1.4.2 >= 1.4.2 |
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2 app-admin/puppetserver < 2.3.2 >= 2.3.2 |
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2 affected packages |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Puppet Server and |
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Agent. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
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Impact |
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Remote attackers, impersonating a trusted broker, could potentially |
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execute arbitrary code. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All puppet-agent users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/puppet-agent-1.4.2" |
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All puppetserver users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/puppetserver-2.3.2" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2785 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2785 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2016-2786 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-2786 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-02 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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