1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-1759-1

USN-1759-1: Puppet vulnerabilities

Publication date

12 March 2013

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Puppet.

Releases

Packages

  • puppet - Centralized configuration management

Details

It was discovered that Puppet agents incorrectly handled certain kick
connections in a non-default configuration. An attacker on an authenticated
client could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2013-1653)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain catalog requests.
An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly
execute arbitrary code on the master. (CVE-2013-1640)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain client requests.
An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly
perform unauthorized actions. (CVE-2013-1652)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain SSL connections.
An attacker could use this issue to possibly downgrade connections to
SSLv2. (

It was discovered that Puppet agents incorrectly handled certain kick
connections in a non-default configuration. An attacker on an authenticated
client could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2013-1653)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain catalog requests.
An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly
execute arbitrary code on the master. (CVE-2013-1640)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain client requests.
An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly
perform unauthorized actions. (CVE-2013-1652)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled certain SSL connections.
An attacker could use this issue to possibly downgrade connections to
SSLv2. (CVE-2013-1654)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled serialized attributes.
An attacker on an authenticated client could use this issue to possibly
cause a denial of service, or execute arbitrary. (CVE-2013-1655)

It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled submitted reports.
An attacker on an authenticated node could use this issue to possibly
submit a report for any other node. (CVE-2013-2275)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.10 quantal puppet-common –  2.7.18-1ubuntu1.1
12.04 precise puppet-common –  2.7.11-1ubuntu2.2
11.10 oneiric puppet-common –  2.7.1-1ubuntu3.8

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