CVE-2024-9902
Medium
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core `user` module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.3
Exploit probability—
ProductAnsible-core
PublishedNov 6, 2024
First seenNov 6, 2024
Weakness typeCWE-863Incorrect authorization
How to fix
Update
- ansible-core2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0rc2 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| ansible-corePyPI | v < 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.0b1 ≤ v < 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.0b1 ≤ v < 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.0b1 ≤ v < 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0b1 ≤ v < 2.18.0rc2 | 2.14.18rc1, 2.15.13rc1, 2.16.13rc1, 2.17.6rc1, 2.18.0rc2 |
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