A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when using Ansible Vault for editing encrypted files. When a user executes "ansible-vault edit", another user on the same computer can read the old and new secret, as it is created in a temporary file with mkstemp and the returned file descriptor is closed and the method write_data is called to write the existing secret in the file. This method will delete the file before recreating it insecurely. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.9, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from redhat, from redhat, from redhat and 3 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.
2020-03-16T16:15:14.217
2024-11-21T05:11:17.097
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 3.9 (LOW)
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
3.4
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | redhat | ansible | < 2.7.17 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible | < 2.8.11 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible | < 2.9.7 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible_tower | ≤ 3.3.4 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible_tower | ≤ 3.4.5 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible_tower | ≤ 3.5.5 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | ansible_tower | ≤ 3.6.3 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | cloudforms_management_engine | 5.0 | Yes |
| Application | redhat | openstack | 13 | Yes |
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 8.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | debian | debian_linux | 10.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 30 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 31 | Yes |
| Operating System | fedoraproject | fedora | 32 | Yes |
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