CVE-2016-8614

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    CVE-2016-8614

    Published: 31 Jul 2018Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108, https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353, https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614, https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -cdec853e37d2342346f54e51f4ec4bfbd2ee0031

    Affected versions

    v2.2.0.0-0.4.rc4
    v2.2.0.0-0.3.rc3
    v2.2.0.0-0.2.rc2
    v2.2.0.0-0.1.rc1

    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