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title: "CVE-2019-3828\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-3828

Publication date 27 March 2019

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

**4.2 · Medium**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-3828?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

Ansible fetch module before versions 2.5.15, 2.6.14, 2.7.8 has a path
traversal vulnerability which allows copying and overwriting files outside
of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host, by not
restricting an absolute path.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ansible | 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

4.2 · Medium

* Base metrics

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

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 4.2 · Medium |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-3828)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3828)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-3828)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-3828)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4072-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4072-1)
+ Ansible vulnerabilities
+ 24 July 2019

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1676689>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3828>