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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2012.0325.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2012:0325-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'puppet' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2012:0325-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'puppet' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2012:0325-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update of puppet fixes two vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited by local attackers to escalate privileges due to improper privilege dropping and file handling issues (symlink flaws) in puppet (CVE-2012-1053,
CVE-2012-1054).

Security Issue references:

* CVE-2012-1053
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* CVE-2012-1054
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Affected Software/OS:
'puppet' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP1.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.9

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1053
BugTraq ID: 52158
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52158
Debian Security Information: DSA-2419 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2419
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12457
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12458
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12459
http://www.osvdb.org/79495
http://secunia.com/advisories/48157
http://secunia.com/advisories/48161
http://secunia.com/advisories/48166
http://secunia.com/advisories/48290
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2012:0325 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-03/msg00003.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2012:0835 (Google Search)
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/15087408
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1372-1
XForce ISS Database: puppet-forked-priv-escalation(73445)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73445
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1054
http://projects.puppetlabs.com/issues/12460
http://www.osvdb.org/79496
XForce ISS Database: puppet-k5login-type-symlink(73446)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/73446
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