Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2022.5315.1
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5315-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'ansible' package(s) announced via the USN-5315-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'ansible' package(s) announced via the USN-5315-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was discovered that Ansible did not properly manage directory permissions when running playbooks with an unprivileged become user. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a race condition, escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-1733) It was discovered that the fix to address CVE-2020-1733 in Ansible was incomplete on systems using ACLs and FUSE filesystems. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a race condition, escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-10744) It was discovered that Ansible did not properly manage multi-line YAML strings and special template characters. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a template injection, resulting in the disclosure of sensitive information or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2021-3583) It was discovered that the ansible-connection module in Ansible did not properly manage certain error messages. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 ESM and Ubuntu 22.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-3620) Affected Software/OS: 'ansible' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 3.7 CVSS Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-10744 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2020-1733 Debian Security Information: DSA-4950 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WQVOQD4VAIXXTVQAJKTN7NUGTJFE2PCB/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DKPA4KC3OJSUFASUYMG66HKJE7ADNGFW/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MRRYUU5ZBLPBXCYG6CFP35D64NP2UB2S/ https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67791 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/05/msg00005.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3583 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1968412 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00018.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3620 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1975767 https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#security-fixes https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/fe28767970c8ec62aabe493c46b53a5de1e5fac0
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