ansible: An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform
CVE-2023-5115 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5115, released December 18, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| ansible · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 5.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5115 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| ansible · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5115 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| ansible · Debian 14 | 5.4.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5115 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| ansible-core · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.14.16-0+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5115 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| ansible-core · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 2.14.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5115 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| ansible-core · Debian 14 | 2.14.11-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-5115 | Dec 18, 2023 |
| ansible-core · amzn 2023 | 2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2024-505 | Feb 1, 2024 |
| ansible-test · amzn 2023 | 2.15.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2024-505 | Feb 1, 2024 |
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