USN-6846-3: Ansible regression | Ubuntu security notices

Packages

ansible - Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system

Details

USN-6846-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ansible. The update introduced a
regression in ansible. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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)

USN-6846-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ansible. The update introduced a
regression in ansible. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
18.04 bionic	ansible – 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm4
16.04 xenial	ansible – 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm4

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References

https://launchpad.net/bugs/2097504