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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.70954
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-1223-2 (puppet-common)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:
The remote host is missing an update to puppet-common
announced via advisory USN-1223-2.

Details:

USN-1223-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Puppet. A regression was found on
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS that caused permission denied errors when managing SSH
authorized_keys files with Puppet. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Puppet unsafely opened files when the k5login type
is used to manage files. A local attacker could exploit this to overwrite
arbitrary files which could be used to escalate privileges. (CVE-2011-3869)

Ricky Zhou discovered that Puppet did not drop privileges when creating
SSH authorized_keys files. A local attacker could exploit this to overwrite
arbitrary files as root. (CVE-2011-3870)

It was discovered that Puppet used a predictable filename when using the
--edit resource. A local attacker could exploit this to edit arbitrary
files or run arbitrary code as the user invoking the program, typically
root. (CVE-2011-3871)

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
puppet-common 0.25.4-2ubuntu6.4

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-1223-2

CVSS Score:
6.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:H/Au:NR/C:N/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3869
Debian Security Information: DSA-2314 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2314
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068093.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068061.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-October/068053.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/46458
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3870
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3871
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