Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Puppet, the worst of which could lead to execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | app-admin/puppet on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 2.7.23 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 2.7.23 |
Puppet is a system configuration management tool written in Ruby.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Puppet. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, obtain sensitive information, or bypass security restrictions.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Puppet users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/puppet-2.7.23"