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:	Ubuntu USN-1223-2 (puppet-common)
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
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://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1223-2 http://secunia.com/advisories/46458 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3870 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-3871
Copyright	Copyright (c) 2012 E-Soft Inc. http://www.securityspace.com

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