SB2011093003 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for puppet

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SB2011093003 - Fedora EPEL 5 update for puppet

Published: September 30, 2011 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2011093003
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 3
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

High 67% Medium 33%
  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3870)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to modify the permissions of arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the SSH authorized_keys file.


2) Link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3869)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the .k5login file.


3) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3871)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.5, 2.6.x before 2.6.11, and 0.25.x, when running in --edit mode, uses a predictable file name, which allows local users to run arbitrary Puppet code or trick a user into editing arbitrary files.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References