CVE-2016-3096
Description
The create_script function in the lxc_container module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /opt/.lxc-attach-script, (2) the archived container in the archive_path directory, or the (3) lxc-attach-script.log or (4) lxc-attach-script.err files in the temporary directory.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Fedora Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Affected | — |
| 23 | Affected | — |
| 22 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.0.1.0-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.0.1.0-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.0.1.0-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.0.1.0-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.0.1.0-2 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-3096
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3096
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/commit/7c3999a92a1cd856ff9bc8913a93ff1aee8bffc3
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rh6x-qvg7-rrmj
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2016-1.yaml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig
CWEs
CWE-59
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.