Arbitrary Command Injection Affecting cobbler package, versions <2.4.1-0ubuntu2+esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.5% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-COBBLER-2407979
  • published23 Jul 2025
  • disclosed19 Feb 2022

Introduced: 19 Feb 2022

CVE-2021-45082  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-77  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 cobbler to version 2.4.1-0ubuntu2+esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream cobbler package and not the cobbler package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Cobbler before 3.3.1. In the templar.py file, the function check_for_invalid_imports can allow Cheetah code to import Python modules via the "#from MODULE import" substring. (Only lines beginning with #import are blocked.)

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1