A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine, in ansible-engine 2.8.x before 2.8.15 and ansible-engine 2.9.x before 2.9.13, when installing packages using the dnf module. GPG signatures are ignored during installation even when disable_gpg_check is set to False, which is the default behavior. This flaw leads to malicious packages being installed on the system and arbitrary code executed via package installation scripts. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 5 products from redhat, from redhat, from redhat and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-09-23T13:15:15.470
2024-11-21T05:03:06.050
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
3.9
9.2
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | redhat | ansible_engine | ≤ 2.8.15 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible_engine | ≤ 2.9.13 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible_tower | ≤ 3.6.5 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible_tower | ≤ 3.7.2 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible_tower | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ceph_storage | 2.0 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ceph_storage | 3.0 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | openstack_platform | 10.0 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | openstack_platform | 13.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | Yes |
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