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| Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.840763 |
| Category: | Ubuntu Local Security Checks |
| Title: | Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-1223-1) |
| Summary: | The remote host is missing an update for the 'puppet' package(s) announced via the USN-1223-1 advisory. |
| Description: | Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'puppet' package(s) announced via the USN-1223-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: 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) Affected Software/OS: 'puppet' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.3 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/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 |
| Copyright | Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG |
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