QID 375885

Date Published: 2021-09-29

QID 375885: Ansible Engine Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability

Ansible is an open-source community project sponsored by Red Hat, it's the simplest way to automate IT.

Affected Versions:
Prior to 2.8.15
prior to 2.9.13

QID Detection Logic(Authenticated):
This QID checks for vulnerable versions of ansible.

A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code and completely compromise the system.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.1 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 6.6 severity.

Solution

Customers are advised to download the latest version of ansible 2.8.16 or 2.9.14
For more information, visit ansible-2-9-14 ansible-2-8-16

Vendor References

ansible-2-8-16 - github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.8/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.8.rst#v2-8-16
ansible-2-9-14 - github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#v2-9-14

CVEs related to QID 375885

CVE-2020-14365 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ansible-2-8-16			github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.8/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.8.rst#v2-8-16
ansible-2-9-14			github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.9/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst#v2-9-14

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