GitHub Advisoryadvisory · PyPI

GHSA-rh6x-qvg7-rrmj Link Following in ansible

HIGH Published 2018-10-10 Modified 2024-09-04 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2016-3096
Ecosystem
PyPI
Packages
ansible
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-59
Reviewed
2020-06-16

Affected packages

• PyPI ansible: >= 2.0.0.0, < 2.0.2.0 → fixed in 2.0.2.0 • PyPI ansible: < 1.9.6.1 → fixed in 1.9.6.1

Description

The `create_script` function in the `lxc_container` module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) `/opt/.lxc-attach-script`, (2) the archived container in the `archive_path` directory, or the (3) `lxc-attach-script.log` or (4) `lxc-attach-script.err` files in the temporary directory.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2016-3096 The create_script function in the lxc_container module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References