CVE-2017-2295 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2017-2295: Versions of Puppet prior to 4.10.1 will deserialize data off the wire (from the agent to the server, in this case) with a attacker-specified format. This could be used to force YAML deserialization in an unsafe manner, which would lead to remote code execution. This change constrains the format of d

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

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2017-2295 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

puppet→ fixed in4.8.2-5urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y puppet
```

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