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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-77 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: Ansible: Remote execution of arbitrary code |
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Date: January 31, 2017 |
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Bugs: #605342 |
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ID: 201701-77 |
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Synopsis |
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A vulnerability in Ansible may allow rogue clients to execute commands |
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on the Ansible controller. |
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Background |
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Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 app-admin/ansible < 2.1.4.0_rc3 >= 2.1.4.0_rc3 |
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< 2.2.1.0_rc5 >= 2.2.1.0_rc5 |
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Description |
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An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's handling of |
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data sent from client systems. |
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Impact |
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An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible |
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and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could execute |
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arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible-server |
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privileges. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All Ansible 2.1.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/ansible-2.1.4.0_rc3" |
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All Ansible 2.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/ansible-2.2.1.0_rc5" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-9587 |
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http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9587 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-77 |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |