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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201701-77
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Severity: Normal
Title: Ansible: Remote execution of arbitrary code
Date: January 31, 2017
Bugs: #605342
ID: 201701-77
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Synopsis
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A vulnerability in Ansible may allow rogue clients to execute commands
on the Ansible controller.
Background
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Ansible is a radically simple IT automation platform.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-admin/ansible < 2.1.4.0_rc3 >= 2.1.4.0_rc3
< 2.2.1.0_rc5 >= 2.2.1.0_rc5
Description
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An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's handling of
data sent from client systems.
Impact
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An attacker with control over a client system being managed by Ansible
and the ability to send facts back to the Ansible server could execute
arbitrary code on the Ansible server using the Ansible-server
privileges.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Ansible 2.1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/ansible-2.1.4.0_rc3"
All Ansible 2.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-admin/ansible-2.2.1.0_rc5"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-9587
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-9587
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-77
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
secur...@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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