QID 356502

QID 356502: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for ansible : ALAS2ANSIBLE2-2023-001

A flaw was found in ansible, where a user's controller is vulnerable to template injection.
This issue can occur through facts used in the template if the user is trying to put templates in multi-line yaml strings and the facts being handled do not routinely include special template characters.
This flaw allows attackers to perform command injection, which discloses sensitive information.
The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity. (
( CVE-2021-3583)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.1 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 3.6 severity.
    • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2ANSIBLE2-2023-001 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 356502

    CVE-2021-3583 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2ANSIBLE2-2023-001 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALASANSIBLE2-2023-001.html
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