USN-6846-2: Ansible regression

Releases

• Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
• Ubuntu 16.04 ESM

Packages

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

Details

USN-6846-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ansible. The update introduced a
regression in ansible. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory 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 18.04

• ansible - 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04

• ansible - 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm3
  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

• https://launchpad.net/bugs/2073569