Amazon Linux AMI update for ansible-core



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2023-5115
CVE-2024-0690
CWE-ID CWE-61
CWE-401
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Amazon Linux AMI
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

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

Vendor Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU81467

Risk: Low

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

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

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    ansible-test-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    ansible-core-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

src:
    ansible-core-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.src

x86_64:
    ansible-test-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    ansible-core-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

ansible-core: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-505.html


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) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU85621

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0690

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due memory leak caused by a failure to respect the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration in some scenarios. A local user can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

aarch64:
    ansible-test-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64
    ansible-core-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.aarch64

src:
    ansible-core-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.src

x86_64:
    ansible-test-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64
    ansible-core-2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

ansible-core: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2024-505.html


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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