Fedora EPEL 7 update for ansible

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU29028

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1740

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application when using Ansible Vault for editing encrypted files. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command

EUVDB-ID: #VU29027

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1738

CWE-ID: CWE-88 - Argument Injection or Modification

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists when the module package or service is used and the parameter "use" is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

3) Incorrect permission assignment for critical resource

EUVDB-ID: #VU29025

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1736

CWE-ID: CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists when a file is moved using "atomic_move" primitive as the file mode cannot be specified. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

4) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU29024

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1735

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local administrator can intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

5) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU67588

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 7.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1734

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the pipe lookup plugin of ansible. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

6) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU29023

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1733

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when running a playbook with an unprivileged become user. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

7) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU29566

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1746

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Ansible discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability requires that the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

8) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU29029

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1753

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files when managing Kubernetes using the k8s connection plugin. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

9) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU29017

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10684

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when using "ansible_facts" as a subkey of itself and promoting it to a variable when inject is enabled, overwriting the "ansible_facts" after the clean. A local user can alter the "ansible_facts", such as "ansible_hosts", "users" and any other key data which would lead into privilege escalation or code injection

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

10) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

EUVDB-ID: #VU29022

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10685

CWE-ID: N/A

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in Ansible Engine when using modules which decrypts vault files such as "assemble", "script", "unarchive", "win_copy", "aws_s3" or "copy modules". A local user can gain unathorized access to sensitive information on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

11) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU27558

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10691

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists when extracting a collection .tar.gz file, the directory is created without sanitizing the filename when running ansible-galaxy collection install. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and overwrite any file within the system.

This vulnerability affects versions 2.9.x prior to 2.9.7.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

ansible: before 2.9.7-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2020-3f2d4cea8a

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	11
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-1740 CVE-2020-1738 CVE-2020-1736 CVE-2020-1735 CVE-2020-1734 CVE-2020-1733 CVE-2020-1746 CVE-2020-1753 CVE-2020-10684 CVE-2020-10685 CVE-2020-10691
CWE-ID	CWE-200 CWE-88 CWE-732 CWE-22 CWE-78 CWE-362 CWE-532 CWE-94
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system ansible Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject