CVE-2016-8614
unknown
CVSS v3
โ
CVSS v4 NEW
โ
VIR risk
โ
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
30%
Patch ETA
โ
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or โ if you've already worked around this in production โ publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
โ Propose a mitigation on Community โ Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| โ | Affected | โ |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.2.0.0-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.2.0.0-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.2.0.0-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.2.0.0-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.2.0.0-1 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | ansible | <2.2.0.0 | 2.2.0.0 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8614
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8614.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8614
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/1182d1f0b76d56f3667e27987a10b9ec8f03357d
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/66d47c8149d84e52f64b7c4d1f340d45dca94d9c
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-37.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200227214450/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.