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High DLA-1923-1 4 CVEs

ansible - security update

Published Sep 16, 2019 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 8 ansible 1.7.2+dfsg-2+deb8u2

Vulnerabilities 4

  • High 7.8

    Ansible Sandbox Escape via Symlink Attack

    The chroot, jail, and zone connection plugins in ansible before 1.9.2 allow local users to escape a restricted environment via a symlink attack.

  • High 7.8

    Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution

    A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

  • High 7.5

    Ansible does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in certificates

    Ansible before 1.9.2 does not verify that the server hostname matches a domain name in the subject's Common Name (CN) or subjectAltName field of the X.509 certificate, which allows man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers via an arbitrary valid certif…

  • Medium 4.6

    Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in ansible

    A flaw was discovered in the way Ansible templating was implemented in versions before 2.6.18, 2.7.12 and 2.8.2, causing the possibility of information disclosure through unexpected variable substitution. By taking advantage of unintended variable substitutio…