Upstream information
Description
An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CNA (Red Hat) | National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network | Network | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | Low |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | Required | Required | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | Low | Low | Low |
| Integrity Impact | High | High | High |
| Availability Impact | None | None | None |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14537-1, published Tue Dec 3 18:50:24 2024
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-13311 openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-14251 openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-14537 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Systems Management 15 SP6 | ansible-core | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Systems Management 15 SP7 | ansible-core-2.16 | Already fixed |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools 15 | ansible | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools 15-BETA | ansible | Won't fix |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools Beta for SLE 15 | ansible | Won't fix |
| SUSE Manager Client Tools for SLE 15 | ansible | Unsupported |
| SUSE Manager Proxy Module 4.3 | ansible | Unsupported |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | ansible-core | Not affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | ansible-core | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | ansible-core | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | ansible-core | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | ansible-core | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ansible | Won't fix |
| HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | ansible1 | Not affected |
| SUSE Manager Proxy Module 4.2 | ansible | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | ansible | Won't fix |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | ansible1 | Not affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | ansible1 | Not affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | ansible | Won't fix |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | ansible | Unsupported |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | ansible | Unsupported |
| openSUSE Leap 15.5 | ansible | Unsupported |
| Products at an unknown state of their lifecycle. | ||
| SUSE Multi Linux Manager Tools Beta SLE-15 | ansible | Unsupported |
| SUSE Multi Linux Manager Tools SLE-15 | ansible | Unsupported |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Sep 21 22:00:06 2023CVE page last modified: Wed Apr 30 14:39:25 2025