SB2017011616 - Fedora 25 update for ansible
Published: January 16, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017011616
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7466)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing responses, send by clients to Ansible server. A remote client can send a specially crafted response and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
2) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8647)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to input validation error in Ansible's mysql_user module that may lead to incorrect password changing. An adjacent attacker can use the previous password and bypass security restrictions.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in access to the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.