Security update for puppet

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:0571-1
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-10689 ( SUSE ): 5.0 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2017-10689 ( NVD ): 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Affected Products:
  • Advanced Systems Management Module 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for puppet fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2017-10689: Reset permissions when unpacking tar in PMT. When using minitar, files were unpacked with whatever permissions are in the tarball. This is potentially unsafe, as tarballs can be easily created with weird permissions (bsc#1080288)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP2-2018-379=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-379=1
  • Advanced Systems Management Module 12
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Adv-Systems-Management-12-2018-379=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 (x86_64)
    • puppet-3.8.5-15.9.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 (x86_64)
    • puppet-3.8.5-15.9.1
  • Advanced Systems Management Module 12 (ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • puppet-3.8.5-15.9.1
    • puppet-server-3.8.5-15.9.1

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