Description
Ansible Tower before version 3.2.4 has a flaw in the management of system and organization administrators that allows for privilege escalation. System administrators that are members of organizations can have their passwords reset by organization administrators, allowing organization administrators access to the entire system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Ansible Tower | before 3.2.4 | — |
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.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | ansible +1 | 2.4.4.0-1.el7ae | RHSA-2018:1972, RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | ansible-tower +3 | 3.2.4-1.el7at | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | ansible-tower-setup +1 | 3.1.7-1.el7at | RHSA-2018:1972, RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | cfme +2 | 5.8.4.5-1.el7cf | RHSA-2018:1972, RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | cfme-appliance-tools +2 | 5.9.2.4-1.el7cf | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | dbus-api-service | 1.0.1-3.el7cf | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | httpd-configmap-generator | 0.2.1-2.el7cf | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | postgresql96 +9 | 9.6.6-1PGDG.el7 | RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | python-paramiko +1 | 2.1.1-4.el7 | RHSA-2018:1972, RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-json +1 | 2.1.0-1.el7cf | RHSA-2018:1972, RHSA-2018:1328 |
| Red Hat CloudForms 5 | rh-ruby23-rubygem-qpid_proton +1 | 0.22.0-2.el7cf | RHSA-2018:1328 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2018:1972 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat CloudForms security, bug fix, and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2018:1328 Red Hat Security Advisory: CloudForms 4.6.2 bug fix and enhancement update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026