Untrusted Search Path Affecting ansible package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (36th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-ANSIBLE-367929
  • published11 Jul 2018
  • disclosed13 Jul 2018

Introduced: 11 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-10875  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-426  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:14.04 ansible.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible package and not the ansible package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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