Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting ansible-runner package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-ANSIBLERUNNER-3386883
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed23 Jun 2021

Introduced: 23 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-3701  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-276  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:8 ansible-runner.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible-runner package and not the ansible-runner package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1