4 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/dpkg.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/dpkg.rb
index a4c398282..d6ec56ad4 100755
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/dpkg.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/dpkg.rb
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :dpkg, :parent => Puppet::Provider::Package
     def latest
         output = dpkg_deb "--show", @resource[:source]
         matches = /^(\S+)\t(\S+)$/.match(output).captures
-        unless matches[0].match(@resource[:name])
+        unless matches[0].match( Regexp.escape(@resource[:name]) )
             warning "source doesn't contain named package, but %s" % matches[0]
         end
         matches[1]
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/rug.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/rug.rb
index b68ec30c5..ca27cbbd3 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/rug.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/rug.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :rug, :parent => :rpm do
         #rug can only get a list of *all* available packages?
         output = rug "list-updates"
 
-        if output =~ /#{@resource[:name]}\s*\|\s*([0-9\.\-]+)/
+        if output =~ /#{Regexp.escape @resource[:name]}\s*\|\s*([0-9\.\-]+)/
             return $1
         else
             # rug didn't find updates, pretend the current
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/up2date.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/up2date.rb
index d8a12652f..284bbaf42 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/up2date.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/up2date.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :up2date, :parent => :rpm, :source => :rpm d
         #up2date can only get a list of *all* available packages?
         output = up2date "--showall"
 
-        if output =~ /^#{@resource[:name]}-(\d+.*)\.\w+/
+        if output =~ /^#{Regexp.escape @resource[:name]}-(\d+.*)\.\w+/
             return $1
         else
             # up2date didn't find updates, pretend the current
diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/package/urpmi.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/package/urpmi.rb
index a95835284..a79e96227 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/package/urpmi.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/package/urpmi.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Puppet::Type.type(:package).provide :urpmi, :parent => :rpm, :source => :rpm do
     def latest
         output = urpmq "-S", @resource[:name]
 
-        if output =~ /^#{@resource[:name]}\s+:\s+.*\(\s+(\S+)\s+\)/
+        if output =~ /^#{Regexp.escape @resource[:name]}\s+:\s+.*\(\s+(\S+)\s+\)/
             return $1
         else
             # urpmi didn't find updates, pretend the current