{"id":"MGASA-2013-0259","summary":"Updated puppet and puppet3 package fix security vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled the resource_type\nservice. A local attacker on the master could use this issue to execute\narbitrary Ruby files (CVE-2013-4761).\n\nIt was discovered that Puppet incorrectly handled permissions on the\nmodules it installed. Modules could be installed with the permissions\nthat existed when they were built, possibly exposing them to a local\nattacker (CVE-2013-4956).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:26:13.602920498Z","published":"2013-08-26T19:44:50Z","upstream":["CVE-2013-4761","CVE-2013-4956"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0259.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=11019"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4761/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://puppetlabs.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4956/"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1928-1/"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"puppet","ecosystem":"Mageia:2","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/puppet?arch=source&distro=mageia-2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.23-1.mga2"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0259.json"}},{"package":{"name":"puppet","ecosystem":"Mageia:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/puppet?arch=source&distro=mageia-3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.7.23-1.mga3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0259.json"}},{"package":{"name":"puppet3","ecosystem":"Mageia:3","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/puppet3?arch=source&distro=mageia-3"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.2.4-1.mga3"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2013-0259.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}