Description
In certain situations it is possible for an unmanaged rule to exist on the target system that has the same comment as the rule specified in the manifest. This could allow for unmanaged rules to exist on the target system and leave the system in an unsafe state.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puppet | Firewall Module | prior to 3.4.0 – < 3.4.0 | 3.4.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | 3.4.0-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | 3.4.0-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | 3.4.0-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | puppet-module-puppetlabs-firewall | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenStack 16 | puppet-firewall | 3.4.0-1.94f707cgit.el8ost | RHSA-2022:8869, RHSA-2022:5116 |
Advisories 3
- RHSA-2022:8869 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1.9 (puppet-firewall) security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Dec 27, 2025
- RHSA-2022:5116 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2 (puppet-firewall) security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Dec 27, 2025
- WID-SEC-2022-0439 Red Hat OpenStack: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Dec 7, 2022