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title: "CVE-2016-8614\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-8614

Publication date 31 July 2018

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8614?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt\_key module does
not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create
an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead
of the correct key.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ansible | 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3  Ubuntu Pro |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

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## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | None |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8614)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8614)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-8614)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8614)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-7330-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-7330-1)
+ Ansible vulnerabilities
+ 5 March 2025

### Other references

* <https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237>
* <https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353>
* <https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8614>