Ubuntu 1238-1: Puppet vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 11.10: puppet-common 2.7.1-1ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 11.04: puppet-common 2.6.4-2ubuntu2.5 Ubuntu 10.10: puppet-common 2.6.1-0ubuntu2.4 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: puppet-common 0.25.4-2ubuntu6.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. If your puppet master's puppet.conf file has ever contained the "certdnsnames" setting, you must reissue your site certificates, or apply another mitigation technique. Please see the upstream advisory for more information: https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2011-3872
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1238-1
CVE-2011-3872
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.7.1-1ubuntu3.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.6.4-2ubuntu2.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/2.6.1-0ubuntu2.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/puppet/0.25.4-2ubuntu6.5