1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-6846-1

USN-6846-1: Ansible vulnerabilities

Publication date

25 June 2024

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Ansible.

Releases

Packages

  • ansible - Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system

Details

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs when using
tower_callback parameter. If a user or an automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu
18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3697)

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Template Injection.
(CVE-2023-5764)

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs when using
tower_callback parameter. If a user or an automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu
18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3697)

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Template Injection.
(CVE-2023-5764)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
22.04 jammy ansible –  2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm4  
20.04 focal ansible –  2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2  
18.04 bionic ansible –  2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2  
16.04 xenial ansible –  2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm2  

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