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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-14905: Security patch for ansible (ALASANSIBLE2-2023-009)

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Amazon Linux AMI 2: CVE-2019-14905: Security patch for ansible (ALASANSIBLE2-2023-009)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/31/2020
Created
09/28/2023
Added
09/28/2023
Modified
09/28/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in Ansible Engine versions 2.9.x before 2.9.3, 2.8.x before 2.8.8, 2.7.x before 2.7.16 and earlier, where in Ansible's nxos_file_copy module can be used to copy files to a flash or bootflash on NXOS devices. Malicious code could craft the filename parameter to perform OS command injections. This could result in a loss of confidentiality of the system among other issues.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ansible
  • amazon-linux-ami-2-upgrade-ansible-doc

References

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