Ansible Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

2022-05-1402:03:36

Google

osv.dev

ansible

arbitrary file overwrite

vulnerability

playbook

local users

symlink attack

retry file

predictable name

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

JSON

lib/ansible/playbook/init.py in Ansible 1.2.x before 1.2.3, when playbook does not run due to an error, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a retry file with a predictable name in /var/tmp/ansible/.

References

www.ansible.com/security

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=998227

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86898

github.com/ansible/ansible

github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/d5948d59fc863fcec6efa62fa2791928ffc5a6d1

groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg

groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-project/UVDYW0HGcNg

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4260

Ansible Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability

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