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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2011.1172
puppet security update
23 November 2011
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: puppet
Publisher: Debian
Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 5
Debian GNU/Linux 6
Impact/Access: Unauthorised Access -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2011-3872
Original Bulletin:
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2352
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Debian Security Advisory DSA-2352-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff
November 22, 2011 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : puppet
Vulnerability : programming error
Problem type : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID : CVE-2011-3872
It was discovered that Puppet, a centralized configuration management
solution, misgenerated certificates if the "certdnsnames" option was
used. This could lead to man in the middle attacks. More details are
available at http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3872/
For the oldstable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in
version 0.24.5-3+lenny2.
For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.6.2-5+squeeze3.
For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.7.6-1.
We recommend that you upgrade your puppet packages.
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: http://www.debian.org/security/
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org
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