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Ubuntu: USN-5315-1 (CVE-2021-3583): Ansible vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5315-1 (CVE-2021-3583): Ansible vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N)
Published
09/22/2021
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible, where a user's controller is vulnerable to template injection. This issue can occur through facts used in the template if the user is trying to put templates in multi-line YAML strings and the facts being handled do not routinely include special template characters. This flaw allows attackers to perform command injection, which discloses sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-ansible

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