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GLSA-201710-12 : Puppet Agent: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 103847

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201710-12 (Puppet Agent: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Puppet Agent. Please review the references for details.
 Impact :

 A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or obtain sensitive information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Puppet Agent users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/puppet-agent-1.7.1'

See Also

https://puppet.com/security/cve/pxp-agent-oct-2016

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-12

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 103847

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201710-12.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Published: 10/16/2017

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-5714

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:puppet-agent, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-5714

GLSA: 201710-12