Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2024-0690: An information disclosure flaw was found in ansible-core due to a failure to respect the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration in some scenarios. It was discovered that information is still included in the output in certain tasks, such as loop items. Depending on the task, this issue may include sensitive information, such as decrypted secret values. CVE-2023-5115: The upstream report describes this issue as follows: When installing a maliciously created Ansible role using 'ansible-galaxy role install', arbitrary files the user has access to can be overwritten. The malicious role must contain a symlink with an absolute path to the target file, followed by a file of the same name (as the symlink) with the contents to write to the target.
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | ansible-core | 0:2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | ansible-test | 0:2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Medium 6.3
Ansible: malicious role archive can cause ansible-galaxy to overwrite arbitrary files
An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.
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Medium 5.0
Ansible-core: possible information leak in tasks that ignore ansible_no_log configuration
An information disclosure flaw was found in ansible-core due to a failure to respect the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration in some scenarios. Information is still included in the output in certain tasks, such as loop items. Depending on the task, this issue may in…