Incorrect Authorization Affecting ansible package, versions <5.4.0-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-ANSIBLE-8348468
  • published7 Nov 2024
  • disclosed6 Nov 2024

Introduced: 6 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-9902  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-863  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 ansible to version 5.4.0-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible package and not the ansible package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core user module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the user module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1