| Name | CVE-2016-2788 |
| Description | MCollective 2.7.0 and 2.8.x before 2.8.9, as used in Puppet Enterprise, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the mco ping command. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 850968 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| mcollective (PTS) | jessie | 2.6.0+dfsg-2.1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 2.12.1+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 2.12.5+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| sid, bookworm | 2.12.5+dfsg-1.1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| mcollective | source | (unstable) | 2.12.0+dfsg-1 | | | 850968 |
Notes
[jessie] - mcollective <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - mcollective <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2788
https://github.com/puppetlabs/marionette-collective/commit/4918a0f136aea04452b48a1ba29eb9aabcf5c97d