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    CVE-2016-3096

    The create_script function in the lxc_container module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /opt/.lxc-attach-script, (2) the archived container in the archive_path directory, or the (3) lxc-attach-script.log or (4) lxc-attach-script.err files in the temporary directory.

    Published:Mar 31, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jun 3, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00077
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Ansible

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925
    https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941
    https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4
    https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd
    https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away
    https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0
    https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925
    https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941
    https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4
    https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd
    https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away
    https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0
    https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High