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openSUSE Security Update : puppet (openSUSE-SU-2012:0891-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 74684

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

puppet was updated to fix various security issues: CVEs fixed :

 - bnc#770828 - CVE-2012-3864: puppet: authenticated clients can read arbitrary files via a flaw in puppet master

 - bnc#770829 - CVE-2012-3865: puppet: arbitrary file delete / Denial of Service on Puppet Master by authenticated clients

 - bnc#770827 - CVE-2012-3866: puppet: last_run_report.yaml left world-readable

 - bnc#770833 - CVE-2012-3867: puppet: insufficient input validation for agent certificate names

 - using the new stable version, 2.6.17, which only receives security fixes.

 - Removed runlevel 4.

Solution

Update the affected puppet packages.

See Also

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770827

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770828

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770829

https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770833

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-07/msg00036.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 74684

File Name: openSUSE-2012-407.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/13/2014

Updated: 1/19/2021

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:puppet, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:puppet-server, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:12.1

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

Patch Publication Date: 7/11/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/6/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-3864, CVE-2012-3865, CVE-2012-3866, CVE-2012-3867