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High RHSA-2017:1685 3 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: ansible security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Published Sep 13, 2024 · Updated Jul 1, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · Rhev Manager 4 rhev_manager:4 ansible 0:2.3.0.0-4.el7
Red Hat · Rhev Manager 4 rhev_manager:4 ansible-doc 0:2.3.0.0-4.el7

Vulnerabilities 3

  • High 8.0
    CVE-2017-7466

    Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution

    Ansible before version 2.3 has an input validation vulnerability in the handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible, and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server, could use this…

    [UNKNOWN] ansible ansible ansible Debian Ubuntu PyPI
  • Medium 6.6
    CVE-2016-9587 Public exploit EPSS 17%

    Ansible is vulnerable to an improper input validation in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems

    Ansible before versions 2.1.4, 2.2.1 is vulnerable to an improper input validation in Ansible's handling of data sent from client systems. An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible…

    ansible ansible ansible ansible Debian Ubuntu Alpine PyPI
  • Low 2.2
    CVE-2016-8647

    Improper Input Validation in ansible

    An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.

    Red Hat Ansible ansible ansible Debian PyPI

References

  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1404378
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1439212
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1446527
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2017/rhsa-2017_1685.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8647
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9587
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9587
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9587
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7466
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7466
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7466