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CVE-2016-3096

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.

Published

2016-06-03T14:59:04.263

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-59

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	22	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	23	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	24	Yes
Application	redhat	ansible	≤ 1.9.6	Yes
Application	redhat	ansible	2.0	Yes
Application	redhat	ansible	2.0.1	Yes

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away Patch ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 ([email protected])
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)