Security update for puppet

SUSE Security Update: Security update for puppet
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2014:0880-1
Rating: moderate
References: #856843 #879913
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3

  • An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:


    Puppet was updated to fix the following security issues:

    * Unsafe use of temporary files. (CVE-2013-4969)
    * Arbitrary code execution with required social engineering.
    (CVE-2014-3248, CVE-2014-3250)

    Security Issues references:

    * CVE-2014-3248

    * CVE-2013-4969

    * CVE-2014-3250

    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-9472
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-puppet-9472
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-puppet-9472

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
      • puppet-2.6.18-0.16.1
      • puppet-server-2.6.18-0.16.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • puppet-2.6.18-0.16.1
      • puppet-server-2.6.18-0.16.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):
      • puppet-2.6.18-0.16.1

    References:

    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4969.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3248.html
    • http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250.html
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/856843
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/879913
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d17fffd3f6cf387cdaeeee0b8585592c