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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.2783
USN-4072-1: Ansible vulnerabilities
25 July 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Ansible
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote with User Interaction
Overwrite Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-10156 CVE-2019-3828 CVE-2018-16876
CVE-2018-16837 CVE-2018-10875 CVE-2018-10874
CVE-2018-10855 CVE-2017-7481
Reference: ESB-2019.2511
ESB-2019.0844
ESB-2019.0469
ESB-2018.3474
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/
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USN-4072-1: Ansible vulnerabilities
24 July 2019
ansible vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in Ansible.
Software Description
o ansible - Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system
Details
It was discovered that Ansible failed to properly handle sensitive information.
A local attacker could use those vulnerabilities to extract them.
(CVE-2017-7481) (CVE-2018-10855) (CVE-2018-16837) (CVE-2018-16876)
(CVE-2019-10156)
It was discovered that Ansible could load configuration files from the current
working directory containing crafted commands. An attacker could run arbitrary
code as result. (CVE-2018-10874) (CVE-2018-10875)
It was discovered that Ansible fetch module had a path traversal vulnerability.
A local attacker could copy and overwrite files outside of the specified
destination. (CVE-2019-3828)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
ansible - 2.7.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.19.04.1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
ansible - 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
ansible - 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2017-7481
o CVE-2018-10855
o CVE-2018-10874
o CVE-2018-10875
o CVE-2018-16837
o CVE-2018-16876
o CVE-2019-10156
o CVE-2019-3828
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