VDB
PYSEC-2016-1
PYSEC-2016-1
PUBLISHED
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.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ansible | 0, 1.0, 1.1 |
Timeline
- Jun 3, 2016 CVE Published
- Nov 8, 2023 CVE Updated
- May 1, 2026 Security Advisory
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 report
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away url
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html url
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html url
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html url
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html url
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd url
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig url
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 url
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rh6x-qvg7-rrmj advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 fix
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 fix
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 advisory