SB2015092811 - Ubuntu update for puppet

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SB2015092811 - Ubuntu update for puppet

Published: September 28, 2015 Updated: October 30, 2026

Security Bulletin ID SB2015092811
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-3848)

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in Puppet 2.6.x before 2.6.10 and 2.7.x before 2.7.4. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and remote attackers to write X.509 Certificate Signing Request (CSR) to arbitrary locations via (1) a double-encoded key parameter in the URI in 2.7.x, (2) the CN in the Subject of a CSR in 2.6 and 0.25.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References