DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3096

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2016-3096

    Published: 3 Jun 2016Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-3096

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3096

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ansible

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/ansible?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.1.0-2

    Affected versions

    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