USN-6846-1: Ansible vulnerabilities

25 June 2024

Several security issues were fixed in Ansible.

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Releases

Packages

  • ansible - Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system

Details

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs when using
tower_callback parameter. If a user or an automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu
18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3697)

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Template Injection.
(CVE-2023-5764)

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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