Security update for puppet
SUSE Security Update: Security update for puppet
This update for puppet fixes a remote code execution
vulnerability in the "resource_type" service.
(CVE-2013-4761)
Additionally, the update prevents puppet from executing
initialization scripts that could trigger a system reboot
when handling "puppet resource service" calls.
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2013-4761
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| Announcement ID: | SUSE-SU-2014:0155-1 |
| Rating: | important |
| References: | #835122 #853982 |
| Affected Products: |
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available. It includes one version update.
Description:
This update for puppet fixes a remote code execution
vulnerability in the "resource_type" service.
(CVE-2013-4761)
Additionally, the update prevents puppet from executing
initialization scripts that could trigger a system reboot
when handling "puppet resource service" calls.
Security Issue reference:
* CVE-2013-4761
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-puppet-8812 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch slessp3-puppet-8812 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-puppet-8811 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch slessp2-puppet-8811 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
zypper in -t patch sledsp3-puppet-8812 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
zypper in -t patch sledsp2-puppet-8811
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
- puppet-2.6.18-0.12.1
- puppet-server-2.6.18-0.12.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
- puppet-2.6.18-0.12.1
- puppet-server-2.6.18-0.12.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.18]:
- puppet-2.6.18-0.12.1
- puppet-server-2.6.18-0.12.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.18]:
- puppet-2.6.18-0.12.1
- puppet-server-2.6.18-0.12.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
- puppet-2.6.18-0.12.1
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.18]:
- puppet-2.6.18-0.12.1
References:
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4761.html
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/835122
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/853982
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=7107f4238800d8be5194203b85b2b3f8
- http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d16a0df5a7c526b2fb71f3b5f9a79da8