Ansible-automation-platform: privilege escalation via excessive group writable /etc/passwd permissions
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- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
A container privilege escalation flaw was found in certain Ansible Automation Platform images. This issue arises from the /etc/passwd file being created with group-writable permissions during the build process. In certain conditions, an attacker who can execute commands within an affected container, even as a non-root user, can leverage their membership in the root group to modify the /etc/passwd file. This vulnerability allows an attacker to add a new user with any arbitrary UID, including UID 0, gaining full root privileges within the container.
Timeline
- CVE published
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-minimal-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform-25/de-minimal-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform-25/ee-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-25/de-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-26/de-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-26/de-supported-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-26/ee-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-27/ee-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-27/de-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-27/de-supported-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-24/controller-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform-24/de-minimal-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform-24/de-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-29-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-25/ansible-dev-tools-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform-25/controller-rhel8-operator
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- ansible-automation-platform-26/ee-supported-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform/ee-29-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform/ee-minimal-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ansible-devspaces-rhel9
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- ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ee-minimal-rhel8
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- ansible-automation-platform-tech-preview/ee-minimal-rhel9
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