Improper Access Control Affecting ansible package, versions <0:2.3.0.0-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-ANSIBLE-5397970
  • published1 Apr 2023
  • disclosed8 May 2017

Introduced: 8 May 2017

CVE-2017-7497  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 ansible to version 0:2.3.0.0-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1758.

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.

The dialog for creating cloud volumes (cinder provider) in CloudForms does not filter cloud tenants by user. An attacker with the ability to create storage volumes could use this to create storage volumes for any other tenant.