CVE-2016-9587
Publication date 24 April 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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 server could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible server privileges.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ansible | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
8.1 · High
|
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |