Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting ansible package, versions <0:2.2.0.0-1.el7
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- published27 Mar 2023
- disclosed1 Nov 2016
Introduced: 1 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-8628 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 ansible to version 0:2.2.0.0-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2016:2778.
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.
Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller. An attacker with the ability to create special variables on the controller could execute arbitrary commands on Ansible clients as the user Ansible runs as.