Description
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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | ansible | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | ansible | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | ansible | 1.9.2+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 8 | ansible | 1.7.2+dfsg-2+deb8u2 | DLA-1923-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | ansible | 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | USN-7330-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | ansible | 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5 | USN-7330-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | ansible | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5 | USN-7330-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | ansible | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | USN-7330-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ansible | < 1.9.2 | 1.9.2 | GHSA-wwwh-47wp-m522 |
Advisories 2
- USN-7330-1 ansible vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- DLA-1923-1 ansible - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ca2f2c4ebd7b5e097eab0a710f79c1f63badf95b
- [oss-security] 20150817 Re: CVE request: ansible zone/chroot/jail escape mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243468
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/952166f48eb0f5797b75b160fd156bbe1e8fc647
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190916 [SECURITY] [DLA 1923-1] ansible security update mailing-list