SB2022011307 - Privilege escalation in ansible-runner
Published: January 13, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022011307
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4041)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the ansible_runner.interface.run_command. A local user can pass specially crafted parameters to the command that get executed on the host operating system instead of the guest OS.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.