CVE-2013-4956 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2013-4956: Puppet Module Tool (PMT), as used in Puppet 2.7.x before 2.7.23 and 3.2.x before 3.2.4, and Puppet Enterprise 2.8.x before 2.8.3 and 3.0.x before 3.0.1, installs modules with weak permissions if those permissions were used when the modules were originally built, which might allow local users to read

Affects 1 Linux release across 1 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2013-4956 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

puppet→ fixed in3.2.4-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y puppet
```

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