Key Management Errors Affecting ansible package, versions <2.2.0.0-1
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- published22 Jul 2026
- disclosed31 Jul 2018
Introduced: 31 Jul 2018
CVE-2016-8614 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest ansible to version 2.2.0.0-1 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2016-8614
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357