Directory Traversal Affecting ansible-test package, versions <0:2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-ANSIBLETEST-6230617
  • published7 Feb 2024
  • disclosed18 Dec 2023

Introduced: 18 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-5115  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-36  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 ansible-test to version 0:2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2024-505.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible-test package and not the ansible-test package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.

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