CVE-2020-1738
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
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Description
A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when the module package or service is used and the parameter 'use' is not specified. If a previous task is executed with a malicious user, the module sent can be selected by the attacker using the ansible facts file. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1738.html
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-1738
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | affected | |
| debian | bullseye | affected | |
| debian | forky | affected | |
| debian | sid | affected | |
| debian | trixie | affected | |
| sles | affected | |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-1738
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1738
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/67796
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/67808
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-1738
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f85h-23mf-2fwh
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-10.yaml
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-1738.html
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.