vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-8628): ansible vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 31, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 31, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
Ansible before version 2.2.0 fails to properly sanitize fact variables sent from the Ansible controller. An attacker with the ability to create special variables on the controller could execute arbitrary commands on Ansible clients as the user Ansible runs as.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-ansible
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