SB2017052323 - Fedora 26 update for puppet



SB2017052323 - Fedora 26 update for puppet

Published: May 23, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2017052323
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Deserialization of untrusted data (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2295)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application performs YAML deserialization in an unsafe manner. A remote attacker can send to server specially crafted serialized data and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.