openSUSE Security Update : ansible (openSUSE-2017-1259)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 104522

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Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update for ansible to version 2.4.1.0 fixes the following vulnerabilities :

- CVE-2017-7481: Security issue with lookup return not tainting the jinja2 environment (bsc#1038785)

- CVE-2016-9587: host to controller command execution vulnerability (bsc#1019021)

- CVE-2016-8628: Command injection by compromised server via fact variables (bsc#1008037)

- CVE-2016-8614: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module (bsc#1008038)

- CVE-2017-7550: jenkins_plugin module may have exposed passwords in remote host logs (bsc#1065872)

This update also contains a number of upstream bug fixes and improvements.

Solution

Update the affected ansible package.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 104522

File Name: openSUSE-2017-1259.nasl

Version: 3.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 11/13/2017

Updated: 11/30/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:ansible, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/10/2017

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability Due Dates: 5/3/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-8614, CVE-2016-8628, CVE-2016-9587, CVE-2017-7481, CVE-2017-7550

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