UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3583

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3583

    Published: 22 Sept 2021Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-3583
    Aliases:
    USN-5315-1

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in Ansible, where a user's controller is vulnerable to template injection. This issue can occur through facts used in the template if the user is trying to put templates in multi-line YAML strings and the facts being handled do not routinely include special template characters. This flaw allows attackers to perform command injection, which discloses sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3583, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/74960, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/74976, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2pfh-q76x-gwvm, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5315-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3583

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: ansible

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm1

    Affected versions

    1.9.2+dfsg-2
    1.9.4-1

    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
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