PatchTheCVEfacter vulnerabilities and fixes
Recent CVEs affecting facter, with upgrade or downgrade steps. 2 tracked.
facter has 2 tracked vulnerabilities, 0 critical. A fixed release or vendor patch exists for 1. Most recent: 2015-02-23. Highest priority: CVE-2014-3248 (score 38/100).
- CVE-2015-1426 LOW 2.1 DOWNGRADE DOWNGRADE Puppet Labs Facter 1.6.0 through 2.4.0 allows local users to obtains sensitive Amazon EC2 IAM instance metadat
- CVE-2014-3248 MEDIUM 6.2 DOWNGRADE UPGRADE Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before
FAQ
How do I fix facter vulnerabilities?
Open the CVE for your version, check the affected range, then follow the listed action: upgrade to the fixed release, or downgrade or mitigate if no fix exists yet. Commands for each OS are shown on every CVE page.
Is facter being exploited right now?
None of the tracked facter CVEs are on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the moment. This is checked every 20 minutes.
Which facter CVE should I patch first?
CVE-2014-3248 currently ranks highest (38/100): Untrusted search path vulnerability in Puppet Enterprise 2.8 before 2.8.7, Puppet before 2.7.26 and 3.x before.