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Fedora 26 : puppet (2017-b9b66117bb)

high Nessus Plugin ID 101710

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Contains fixes to ensure Puppet can start correctly and a security fix for remote code execution tracked as [CVE-2017-2295](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1452654).

 - Fix remote code execution in Puppet master during fact uploads - Fedora#1452654

 - Fix SSL monkey patches error on startup - Fedora#1440710 , Fedora#1443673

 - Fix xmlrpc/client require error on startup - Fedora#1443673

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Solution

Update the affected puppet package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2017-b9b66117bb

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 101710

File Name: fedora_2017-b9b66117bb.nasl

Version: 3.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/17/2017

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:puppet, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:26

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 6/9/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/5/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2295