Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.67134
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-917-1 (puppet)
Summary:	NOSUMMARY
Description:	Description: The remote host is missing an update to puppet announced via advisory USN-917-1. Details follow: It was discovered that Puppet did not drop supplementary groups when being run as a different user. A local user may be able to use this flaw to bypass security restrictions and gain access to restricted files. (CVE-2009-3564) It was discovered that Puppet did not correctly handle temporary files. A local user can exploit this flaw to bypass security restrictions and overwrite arbitrary files. (CVE-2010-0156) Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 9.10: puppet 0.24.8-2ubuntu4.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-917-1 Risk factor : Medium CVSS Score: 4.7
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3564 http://projects.reductivelabs.com/issues/1806 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0156 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036083.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036166.html http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/4401823f6cbf6087 http://groups.google.com/group/puppet-announce/browse_thread/thread/73cd1b2896d986c2 http://secunia.com/advisories/38766 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2010:013 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-06/msg00001.html
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