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High · 7.5 CVE-2020-1737 EUVD-2020-0031GHSA-893h-35v4-mxqxPYSEC-2020-9

Path Traversal in Ansible

Published Mar 9, 2020 · Updated Aug 4, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in Ansible 2.7.17 and prior, 2.8.9 and prior, and 2.9.6 and prior when using the Extract-Zip function from the win_unzip module as the extracted file(s) are not checked if they belong to the destination folder. An attacker could take advantage of this flaw by crafting an archive anywhere in the file system, using a path traversal. This issue is fixed in 2.10.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Ansible 2.7.17 and prior, 2.8.9 and prior, 2.9.6 and prior, fixed in 2.10 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ansible 2.9.7+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 ansible 2.9.7+dfsg-1 —
Debian 12 ansible 2.9.7+dfsg-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS ansible No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS ansible No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS ansible No fix yet —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS ansible No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 ansible 2.7.17-1.el7ae RHSA-2020:1544, RHSA-2020:1543, RHSA-2020:1542
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 ansible-test 2.9.7-1.el7ae RHSA-2020:1542, RHSA-2020:1541
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3 ansible 2.9.21-bp153.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:0081-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 ansible 2.9.14-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 crowbar-core 5.0+git.1600432272.b3ad722f0-3.44.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 crowbar-openstack 5.0+git.1599037158.5c4d07480-4.43.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 documentation-suse-openstack-cloud-deployment +3 8.20201007-1.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 grafana 6.7.4-4.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 grafana-natel-discrete-panel 0.0.9-3.3.6 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-cinder-doc 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-monasca-installer 20190923_16.32-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-neutron-doc 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-nova-doc 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-Django 1.11.29-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-Pillow 4.2.1-3.9.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-keystoneclient 3.13.1-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-keystonemiddleware 4.17.1-5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-kombu 4.1.0-3.7.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-straight-plugin 1.5.0-1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-urllib3 1.22-5.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 release-notes-suse-openstack-cloud 8.20200922-3.23.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 rubygem-crowbar-client 3.9.3-1.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 storm 1.2.3-3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ansible 2.9.14-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-ansible 8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-cinder 8.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-glance 8.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-mq 8.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-nova 8.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-osconfig 8.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 documentation-suse-openstack-cloud-user +8 8.20201007-1.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 grafana 6.7.4-4.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 grafana-natel-discrete-panel 0.0.9-3.3.6 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-cinder-doc 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-monasca-installer 20190923_16.32-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-neutron-doc 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-nova-doc 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-Django 1.11.29-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-Flask-Cors 3.0.3-3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-Pillow 4.2.1-3.9.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-ardana-packager 0.0.3-7.7.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-keystoneclient 3.13.1-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-keystonemiddleware 4.17.1-5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-kombu 4.1.0-3.7.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-straight-plugin 1.5.0-1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-urllib3 1.22-5.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 release-notes-suse-openstack-cloud 8.20200922-3.23.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 storm 1.2.3-3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-aodh 5.1.1~dev7-12.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-barbican 5.0.2~dev3-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-ceilometer 9.0.8~dev7-12.26.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-14.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-designate 5.0.3~dev7-12.27.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-freezer 5.0.0.0~xrc2~dev2-10.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-glance 15.0.3~dev3-12.27.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-heat 9.0.8~dev22-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-horizon 12.0.5~dev3-14.32.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-ironic 9.1.8~dev8-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-keystone 12.0.4~dev11-11.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-magnum 5.0.2_5.0.2_5.0.2~dev31-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-manila 5.1.1~dev5-12.33.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-monasca 2.2.2~dev1-11.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-monasca-ceilometer 1.5.1_1.5.1_1.5.1~dev3-8.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-murano 4.0.2~dev2-12.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-13.32.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-11.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-octavia 1.0.6~dev3-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-sahara 7.0.5~dev4-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-swift 2.15.2_2.15.2_2.15.2~dev32-11.21.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-trove 8.0.2~dev2-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ansible 2.9.14-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-ansible 8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-cinder 8.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-glance 8.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-mq 8.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-nova 8.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-osconfig 8.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-user +5 8.20201007-1.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 grafana 6.7.4-4.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 grafana-natel-discrete-panel 0.0.9-3.3.6 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-cinder-doc 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-monasca-installer 20190923_16.32-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-neutron-doc 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-nova-doc 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-Django 1.11.29-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-Flask-Cors 3.0.3-3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-Pillow 4.2.1-3.9.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-ardana-packager 0.0.3-7.7.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-keystoneclient 3.13.1-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-keystonemiddleware 4.17.1-5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-kombu 4.1.0-3.7.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-urllib3 1.22-5.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 release-notes-hpe-helion-openstack 8.20200922-3.23.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 storm 1.2.3-3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-aodh 5.1.1~dev7-12.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-barbican 5.0.2~dev3-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-ceilometer 9.0.8~dev7-12.26.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-14.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-designate 5.0.3~dev7-12.27.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-freezer 5.0.0.0~xrc2~dev2-10.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-glance 15.0.3~dev3-12.27.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-heat 9.0.8~dev22-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-horizon-hpe 12.0.5~dev3-14.32.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-ironic 9.1.8~dev8-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-keystone 12.0.4~dev11-11.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-magnum 5.0.2_5.0.2_5.0.2~dev31-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-manila 5.1.1~dev5-12.33.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-monasca 2.2.2~dev1-11.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-monasca-ceilometer 1.5.1_1.5.1_1.5.1~dev3-8.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-murano 4.0.2~dev2-12.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-13.32.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-11.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-octavia 1.0.6~dev3-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-sahara 7.0.5~dev4-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-swift 2.15.2_2.15.2_2.15.2~dev32-11.21.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-trove 8.0.2~dev2-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-10 10.6.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-11 11.11.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-12 12.2.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-13 13.7.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10944-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-14 14.6.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:12447-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-9 9.8.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 ansible 2.9.21-bp153.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:0081-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.15 ansible-base 2.9.6-r0 —
Alpine v3.14 ansible-base 2.9.6-r0 —
Alpine v3.13 ansible-base 2.9.6-r0 —
Alpine v3.12 ansible 2.9.6-r0 —
Alpine v3.11 ansible 2.9.6-r0 —
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.10 ansible 2.8.9-r0 —
Alpine v3.9 ansible 2.7.17-r0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI ansible >= 2.8.0a1, < 2.8.9 2.8.9 GHSA-893h-35v4-mxqx
PyPI ansible >= 2.9.0a1, < 2.9.6 2.9.6 GHSA-893h-35v4-mxqx
PyPI ansible < 2.7.17 2.7.17 GHSA-893h-35v4-mxqx
PyPI ansible < 2.7.17 · >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.9 · >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.6 2.7.17, 2.8.9, 2.9.6 PYSEC-2020-9

Advisories 13

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