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GLSA-201411-09 : Ansible: Privilege escalation

critical Nessus Plugin ID 79417

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201411-09 (Ansible: Privilege escalation)

 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Ansible. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
 Impact :

 A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Ansible users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-admin/ansible-1.6.8'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-09

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 79417

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201411-09.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Published: 11/24/2014

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:ansible, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/23/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/20/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4657, CVE-2014-4678, CVE-2014-4966, CVE-2014-4967

BID: 68232, 68335, 68794, 68802

GLSA: 201411-09