openSUSE Security Update : puppet (openSUSE-SU-2010:0306-1)

low Nessus Plugin ID 46782

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

pupped created temporary files with fixed names. Local attacks could exploit that to install symlinks that overwrite files of the victim (CVE-2010-0156).

Solution

Update the affected puppet packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=585402

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2010-06/msg00000.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 46782

File Name: suse_11_2_puppet-100305.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/2/2010

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:puppet, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:puppet-server, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:11.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/5/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-0156

CWE: 59