Link Following Affecting rhc-worker-playbook package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS10-RHCWORKERPLAYBOOK-19245989
  • published25 Aug 2026
  • disclosed10 Jun 2026

Introduced: 10 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-11837  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:10 rhc-worker-playbook.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rhc-worker-playbook package and not the rhc-worker-playbook package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

A local privilege escalation vulnerability was found in the ansible.posix authorized_key module. The module's keyfile() function uses os.chown() instead of os.lchown() and opens files without O_NOFOLLOW when managing SSH authorized keys. An unprivileged local user can pre-stage symbolic links in their ~/.ssh directory to redirect file ownership changes to arbitrary system paths when an operator runs the authorized_key task as root, leading to local privilege escalation.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1