MGASA-2018-0439

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    MGASA-2018-0439

    Published: 11 Nov 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary: Updated ansible package fixes security vulnerabilities

    Details: It was found that inventory variables are loaded from current working directory when running ad-hoc command which are under attacker's control, allowing to run arbitrary code as a result (CVE-2018-10874). It was found that ansible.cfg is being read from the current working directory, which can be made to point to plugin or module paths that are under control of the attacker. This could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code (CVE-2018-10875).

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0439.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23321, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.4/CHANGELOG.md, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/DXWC5D7CU2JQAN3QB3BCCLZMZLTI2N6W/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ansible

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/ansible?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.4.6.0-1.1.mga6

    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