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RHEL 7 / 8 : Ansible security update (2.8.8) (Moderate) (RHSA-2020:0216)
high Nessus Plugin ID 133247
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for Ansible.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 / 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2020:0216 advisory.Ansible is a simple model-driven configuration management, multi-node deployment, and remote-task execution system. Ansible works over SSH and does not require any software or daemons to be installed on remote nodes.
Extension modules can be written in any language and are transferred to managed machines automatically.
The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version:
ansible (2.8.8)
Bug Fix(es):
* CVE-2019-14904 Ansible: vulnerability in solaris_zone module via crafted solaris zone
* CVE-2019-14905 Ansible: malicious code could craft filename in nxos_file_copy module
See:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.8.8/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.8.rst for details on bug fixes in this release.
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL Ansible package based on the guidance in RHSA-2020:0216.See Also
http://www.nessus.org/u?63ee95d7
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:0216
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 133247
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2020-0216.nasl
Version: 1.9
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 1/27/2020
Updated: 6/4/2024
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.8
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-14904
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.3
Temporal Score: 6.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:ansible, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/20/2020
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-14904, CVE-2019-14905