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CVE-2016-3096GHSA-RH6X-QVG7-RRMJPYSEC-2016-1

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 arbit

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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.0.2.0, 1.9.6.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

  • ansiblePyPI

    From 2.0.0.0 · fixed in 2.0.2.0

  • ansiblePyPI

    fixed in 1.9.6.1

  • ansiblePyPI

    fixed in 2.0.2.0

References 13

bugzilla.redhat.com

lists.fedoraproject.org

GitHub · ansible/ansible-modules-extras

GitHub · ansible/ansible

groups.google.com

security.gentoo.org