Fedora EPEL 7 update for ansible

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU7411

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8647

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to input validation error in Ansible's mysql_user module that may lead to incorrect password changing. An adjacent attacker can use the previous password and bypass security restrictions.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in access to the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.2.1.0-1.el7

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:fedoraproject:ansible:*:*:*:*:*:fedora:*:*

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2017-450698b0ed

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.