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Debian: CVE-2020-1738: ansible -- security update

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Mar 16, 2020
Added
May 15, 2025
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter 'use' is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

Solution

no-fix-debian-deb-package
Title
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