Amazon Linux 2 : ansible (ALAS-2021-1613)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 147906

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of ansible installed on the remote host is prior to 2.9.18-1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2-2021-1613 advisory. Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update ansible' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 147906

File Name: al2_ALAS-2021-1613.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 3/19/2021

Updated: 6/7/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20191

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ansible, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:ansible-doc, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-20178, CVE-2021-20180, CVE-2021-20191

ALAS: 2021-1613

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