SUSE-SU-2014:0880-1: moderate: Security update for puppet

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for puppet
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2014:0880-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #856843 #879913 
Cross-References:   CVE-2013-4969 CVE-2014-3248 CVE-2014-3250
                   
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3
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   An update that fixes three vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:


   Puppet was updated to fix the following security issues:

       * Unsafe use of temporary files. (CVE-2013-4969)
       * Arbitrary code execution with required social engineering.
         (CVE-2014-3248, CVE-2014-3250)

   Security Issues references:

       * CVE-2014-3248
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3248>
       * CVE-2013-4969
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4969>
       * CVE-2014-3250
         <http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3250>


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 SP3 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-puppet-9472

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-puppet-9472

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp3-puppet-9472

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 for VMware (i586 x86_64):

      puppet-2.6.18-0.16.1
      puppet-server-2.6.18-0.16.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):

      puppet-2.6.18-0.16.1
      puppet-server-2.6.18-0.16.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 (i586 x86_64):

      puppet-2.6.18-0.16.1


References:

   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4969.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3248.html
   http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3250.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/856843
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/879913
   http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d17fffd3f6cf387cdaeeee0b8585592c