Improper Input Validation Affecting ansible package, versions <0:2.4.6.0-1.el7ae


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-ANSIBLE-5249060
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed29 Jun 2018

Introduced: 29 Jun 2018

CVE-2018-10874  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 ansible to version 0:2.4.6.0-1.el7ae or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2018:2585.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible package and not the ansible package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

In ansible it was found that inventory variables are loaded from current working directory when running ad-hoc command which are under attacker's control, allowing to run arbitrary code as a result.

CVSS Scores

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