========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1928-1 August 15, 2013 puppet vulnerabilities ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 13.04 - Ubuntu 12.10 - Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Puppet. Software Description: - puppet: Centralized configuration management Details: It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled the resource_type service. A local attacker on the master could use this issue to execute arbitrary Ruby files. (CVE-2013-4761) It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled permissions on the modules it installed. Modules could be installed with the permissions that existed when they were built, possibly exposing them to a local attacker. (CVE-2013-4956) Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 13.04: puppet-common 2.7.18-4ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 12.10: puppet-common 2.7.18-1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: puppet-common 2.7.11-1ubuntu2.4 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1928-1 CVE-2013-4761, CVE-2013-4956 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.18-4ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.18-1ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.11-1ubuntu2.4