A flaw was found in ansible-runner. An improper escaping of the shell command, while calling the ansible_runner.interface.run_command, can lead to parameters getting executed as host's shell command. A developer could unintentionally write code that gets executed in the host rather than the virtual environment.

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

  - A flaw was found in ansible-runner. An improper escaping of the shell command, while calling the
    ansible_runner.interface.run_command, can lead to parameters getting executed as host's shell command. A
    developer could unintentionally write code that gets executed in the host rather than the virtual
    environment. (CVE-2021-4041)

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2022:0108 advisory.

    Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building, deploying and managing     IT automation at scale. IT Managers can provide top-down guidelines on how automation is applied to     individual teams, while automation developers retain the freedom to write tasks that leverage existing     knowledge without the overhead. Ansible Automation Platform makes it possible for users across an     organization to share, vet, and manage automation content by means of a simple, powerful, and agentless     language.

    Security Fix(es):

    * ansible-runner: Ansible: Improper shell escaping (CVE-2021-4041)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    This update fixes various bugs and adds enhancements.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
411484	SCA: security update for ansible-runner (GHSA-6j58-grhv-2769)	Tenable Cloud Security	SCA Checks	high
411484	SCA: security update for ansible-runner (GHSA-6j58-grhv-2769)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	SCA Checks	high
194187	RHEL 8 : ansible-runner (RHSA-2022:0108)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high

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