high
7.8
CWE
426
Advisory Published
CVE Published
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-10875

First published: Fri Jun 29 2018(Updated: )

A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/ansible<2.4.6
2.4.6
redhat/ansible<2.5.6
2.5.6
redhat/ansible<2.6.1
2.6.1
Redhat Ansible Engine=2.0
Redhat Ansible Engine=2.4
Redhat Ansible Engine=2.5
Redhat Ansible Engine=2.6
Redhat Ceph Storage=2.0
Redhat Ceph Storage=3.0
Redhat Gluster Storage=3.0.0
Redhat Openshift=3.0
Redhat Openstack=10
Redhat Openstack=12
Redhat Openstack=13
Redhat Virtualization=4.0
Redhat Virtualization Host=4.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Suse Package Hub
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.04
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
pip/ansible>=2.6.0a1<2.6.1
2.6.1
pip/ansible>=2.5.0a1<2.5.6
2.5.6
pip/ansible<2.4.6.0
2.4.6.0
All of
Suse Package Hub
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12
debian/ansible
2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1
2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u2
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1
11.1.0+dfsg-1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID?

    CVE-2018-10875

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-10875?

    The severity of CVE-2018-10875 is high (CVSS score of 7.8).

  • How does CVE-2018-10875 impact Ansible?

    CVE-2018-10875 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code by altering the ansible.cfg file and making it point to a plugin or module path under their control.

  • Which versions of Ansible are affected by CVE-2018-10875?

    Ansible versions 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 and earlier, as well as 2.6.1+dfsg-1 and earlier, are affected by CVE-2018-10875.

  • How can I fix CVE-2018-10875 in Ansible?

    To fix CVE-2018-10875 in Ansible, upgrade to version 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 or later for Ubuntu, or version 2.6.1+dfsg-1 or later for all other distributions.

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