Bug 2242146 (CVE-2023-5255)

Summary: CVE-2023-5255 puppet: Denial of Service for Revocation of Auto Renewed Certificates
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Patrick Del Bello <pdelbell>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: bbuckingham, bcourt, ehelms, jsherril, lzap, mhulan, nmoumoul, orabin, pcreech, rchan
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Fixed In Version: puppet-server 8.2.3 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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An improper resource release vulnerability was found in puppet. For certificates that utilize the auto-renew feature in Puppet Server, a flaw exists which prevents the certificates from being revoked.
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Bug Depends On: 2242147    
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Description Patrick Del Bello 2023-10-04 15:46:48 UTC
For certificates that utilize the auto-renew feature in Puppet Server, a flaw exists which prevents the certificates from being revoked. 

https://www.puppet.com/security/cve/cve-2023-5255-denial-service-revocation-auto-renewed-certificates