USN-3567-1: Puppet vulnerability
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3567-1
12th February, 2018
puppet vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Puppet could be made to crash or run programs.
Software description
- puppet - Centralized configuration management
Details
It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled permissions when
unpacking certain tarballs. A local user could possibly use this issue to
execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
- puppet-common 3.4.3-1ubuntu1.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2o27ZP5