CVE-2021-27025: Medium severity puppet vulnerability

Published Nov 18, 2021
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Updated

A flaw was discovered in Puppet Agent where the agent may silently ignore Augeas settings or may be vulnerable to a Denial of Service condition prior to the first 'pluginsync'.

Affected Software

6 affected components
Puppet Puppet>=2021.0.0<2021.4.0
Puppet Puppet Agent<6.25.1
Puppet Puppet Agent>=5.5.0<=5.5.22
Puppet Puppet Agent>=7.0.0<7.12.1
Puppet Puppet Enterprise<2019.8.9
Fedoraproject Fedora=35

Event History

Nov 18, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:30 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:30 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-27025?

CVE-2021-27025 is a vulnerability found in Puppet Agent that may silently ignore Augeas settings or be vulnerable to a Denial of Service condition.

2

How does CVE-2021-27025 affect Puppet Agent?

CVE-2021-27025 affects Puppet Agent by potentially causing it to ignore Augeas settings or be vulnerable to a Denial of Service condition.

3

Which versions of Puppet Agent are affected by CVE-2021-27025?

Puppet Agent versions up to and including 6.25.1, 5.5.0 to 5.5.22, and 7.0.0 to 7.12.1 are affected by CVE-2021-27025.

4

How severe is CVE-2021-27025?

CVE-2021-27025 has a severity score of 6.5 out of 10.

5

How can I fix CVE-2021-27025?

To fix CVE-2021-27025, it is recommended to update Puppet Agent to a version that is not affected by the vulnerability.

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