SUSE-SU-2012:0325-1: important: Security update for puppet

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for puppet
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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
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   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=810c76edc7112af5e466c9d5b28e5aa1



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