Description
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Ansible when extracting tarballs. An attacker could craft a malicious tarball so that when using the galaxy importer of Ansible Automation Hub, a symlink could be dropped on the disk, resulting in files being overwritten.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.14 for RHEL 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Satellite 6.15 for RHEL 8 | — | — |
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.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | ansible +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | ansible +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | ansible +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | ansible +1 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | ansible-core | No fix yet | — |
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | ansible | No fix yet | — |
| 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 | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | ansible | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Satellite Utils 6 | foreman +1 | 3.9.1.6-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | foreman +1 | 3.9.1.6-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | puppetserver | 7.14.0-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-aiohttp +1 | 3.9.2-0.1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010, RHSA-2024:1536 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-django +1 | 3.2.22-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010, RHSA-2024:1536 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-galaxy-importer +1 | 0.4.18-2.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010, RHSA-2024:1536 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-jinja2 +1 | 3.1.3-0.1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010, RHSA-2024:1536 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-pycryptodomex +1 | 3.20.0-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python-pygments +1 | 2.17.0-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python3.11-aiohttp | 3.9.2-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python3.11-django | 4.2.9-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python3.11-galaxy-importer | 0.4.19-2.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | python3.11-jinja2 | 3.1.3-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite Capsule 6 | rubygem-activesupport | 6.1.7.6-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | foreman +14 | 3.9.1.6-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | puppetserver | 7.14.0-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-aiohttp +1 | 3.9.2-0.1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010, RHSA-2024:1536 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-django +1 | 3.2.22-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010, RHSA-2024:1536 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-galaxy-importer +1 | 0.4.18-2.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010, RHSA-2024:1536 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-jinja2 +1 | 3.1.3-0.1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010, RHSA-2024:1536 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-pycryptodomex +1 | 3.20.0-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python-pygments +1 | 2.17.0-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python3.11-aiohttp | 3.9.2-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python3.11-django | 4.2.9-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python3.11-galaxy-importer | 0.4.19-2.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | python3.11-jinja2 | 3.1.3-1.el8pc | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-activesupport | 6.1.7.6-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-audited | 5.4.2-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
| Red Hat Satellite 6 | rubygem-puma | 6.4.2-1.el8sat | RHSA-2024:2010 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Inside 2 | ansible-core | 1:2.15.8-1.el8ap | RHSA-2023:7773 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform Developer 2 | ansible-core | 1:2.15.8-1.el8ap | RHSA-2023:7773 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | ansible-core | 1:2.15.8-1.el8ap | RHSA-2023:7773 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python-galaxy-importer +1 | 0.4.18-1.el9ap | RHSA-2023:7773 |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | python39-galaxy-importer +1 | 0.4.18-1.el8ap | RHSA-2023:7773 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | galaxy-importer | <= 0.4.16 | — | GHSA-55g2-vm3q-7w52 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2024:2010 Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.15.0 release Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 13, 2026
- RHSA-2024:1536 Red Hat Security Advisory: Satellite 6.14.3 Async Security Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 9, 2026
- RHSA-2023:7773 Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 Product Security and Bug Fix Update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- WID-SEC-2024-0949 Red Hat Satellite: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jan 26, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-2449 Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Manipulation von Dateien BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Mar 27, 2024
References
- RHSA-2023:7773 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:1536 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2024:2010 vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5189 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2234387 issue-tracking