SB2022020934 - Privilege escalation in Red Hat Ansible Tower
Published: February 9, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022020934
Severity
Medium
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) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-4112)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to job isolation escape in default installation. A remote user can elevate privileges to the awx user from outside the isolated environment.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.