SUSE Security Update: Security update for puppet ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2012:0325-1 Rating: important References: #747657 Cross-References: CVE-2012-1053 CVE-2012-1054 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 FOR SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 FOR SP2 SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. It includes one version update. Description: This update of puppet fixes two vulnerabilities that could potentially be exploited by local attackers to escalate privileges due to improper privilege dropping and file handling issues (symlink flaws) in puppet (CVE-2012-1053, CVE-2012-1054). Security Issue references: * CVE-2012-1053 <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1053

* CVE-2012-1054 <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1054

Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp1-puppet-5876 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 FOR SP2: zypper in -t patch slessp1fsp2-puppet-5876 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1: zypper in -t patch slessp1-puppet-5876 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 FOR SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp1fsp2-puppet-5876 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1: zypper in -t patch sledsp1-puppet-5876 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.12]: puppet-2.6.12-0.12.1 puppet-server-2.6.12-0.12.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 FOR SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.12]: puppet-2.6.12-0.12.1 puppet-server-2.6.12-0.12.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.12]: puppet-2.6.12-0.12.1 puppet-server-2.6.12-0.12.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 FOR SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.12]: puppet-2.6.12-0.12.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 2.6.12]: puppet-2.6.12-0.12.1 References: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1053.html http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1054.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/747657 http://download.novell.com/patch/finder/?keywords=810c76edc7112af5e466c9d5b2... -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-security-announce+help@opensuse.org