SB2017060131 - Fedora EPEL 7 update for ansible
Published: June 1, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017060131
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7481)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing responses for lookup() calls. A remote client can can inject unicode strings which may then be parsed by the jinja2 templating system resulting in code execution.Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.