USN-6846-1: Ansible vulnerabilities

Releases

• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

• ansible - Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system

Details

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs when using
tower_callback parameter. If a user or an automated system were tricked into
opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use
this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu
18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-3697)

It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or
an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a Template Injection.
(CVE-2023-5764)

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 22.04

• ansible - 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm4
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 20.04

• ansible - 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04

• ansible - 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• ansible - 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm2
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2023-5764
• CVE-2022-3697