Fedora 39 update for ansible-core



Published: 2023-10-04
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-5115
CWE-ID CWE-61
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Operating systems & Components / Operating system

ansible-core
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU81467

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-5115

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to files outside the application directory and overwrite them.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 39

ansible-core: before 2.16.0~b2-1.fc39

External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-389ed7a7e7


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.



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