SB2019080218 - Path traversal in ansible (Alpine package)
Published: August 2, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019080218
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3828)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request and copy and overwrite files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ec2f3b6aa9db9937f43c70b5c3caa8fbf7132575
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6cb3058cad0fdc3fb6f8626e7e77a8bb0042e8b8
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d94bd50429d04befe80c8f8583b81cabdb91b418
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d4da1926ae91c64e47306a32a4627148900ff3c8
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a8e3303effdf6b6773ed81ae3a234ab0b0273c2e