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CVE-2014-3248 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-3248: Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before 3.6.2, Facter 1.6.x and 2.x before 2.0.2, Hiera before 1.3.4, and Mcollective before 2.5.2, when running with Ruby 1.9.1 or earlier, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse

Affects 3 Linux releases across 9 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-3248 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • facter→ fixed in2.0.1-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y facter
  • hiera→ fixed in1.3.4-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hiera
  • mcollective→ fixed in2.5.2+dfsg-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mcollective
  • puppet→ fixed in3.7.0-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y puppet

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • facter→ fixed in2.0.1-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y facter
  • hiera→ fixed in1.3.4-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hiera
  • mcollective→ fixed in2.5.2+dfsg-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y mcollective

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

  • facter→ fixed in2.0.1-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y facter
  • hiera→ fixed in1.3.4-1urgency: low
    sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y hiera
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