CVE-2020-14365
First published: Mon Aug 17 2020(Updated: )
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine, in ansible-engine 2.8.x before 2.8.15 and ansible-engine 2.9.x before 2.9.13, when installing packages using the dnf module. GPG signatures are ignored during installation even when `disable_gpg_check` is set to `False`, which is the default behavior. This flaw leads to malicious packages being installed on the system and arbitrary code executed via package installation scripts. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/ansible | 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u2 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 7.3.0+dfsg-1 7.7.0+dfsg-3 | |
| redhat/ansible-engine | <2.8.15 | 2.8.15 |
| redhat/ansible-engine | <2.9.13 | 2.9.13 |
| Redhat Ansible Engine | >=2.8.0<=2.8.15 | |
| Redhat Ansible Engine | >=2.9.0<=2.9.13 | |
| Redhat Ansible Tower | >=3.6.0<=3.6.5 | |
| Redhat Ansible Tower | >=3.7.0<=3.7.2 | |
| Redhat Ansible Tower | =3.0 | |
| Redhat Ceph Storage | =2.0 | |
| Redhat Ceph Storage | =3.0 | |
| Redhat Openstack Platform | =10.0 | |
| Redhat Openstack Platform | =13.0 | |
| Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
| pip/ansible | >=2.9.0a1<2.9.13 | 2.9.13 |
| pip/ansible | >=2.8.0a1<2.8.15 | 2.8.15 |
Never miss a vulnerability like this again
Sign up to SecAlerts for real-time vulnerability data matched to your software, aggregated from hundreds of sources.
Reference Links
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14365
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1869154
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/9bea33ffa3be3d64827f59882d95b817cfab9b7e
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m429-fhmv-c6q2 (Advisory)
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/1d043e082b3b1f3ad35c803137f5d3bcbae92275
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-14365
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3600
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3601
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3602
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2020-14365
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/1fa2d5fd6b768120b76a77929e27302b06accc0c
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-209.yaml
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID for this Ansible Engine flaw?
The vulnerability ID for this Ansible Engine flaw is CVE-2020-14365.
What is the severity of CVE-2020-14365?
The severity of CVE-2020-14365 is high (severity value 7).
How does the vulnerability affect Ansible Engine?
The vulnerability affects Ansible Engine versions 2.8.x before 2.8.15 and 2.9.x before 2.9.13.
What is the default behavior of the vulnerability?
The default behavior of the vulnerability is to ignore GPG signatures during package installation, even when the 'disable_gpg_check' is set to 'False'.
How can the vulnerability be fixed?
To fix the vulnerability, update Ansible Engine to version 2.8.15 or 2.9.13, depending on the affected version.
- collector/security-tracker-debian
- agent/author
- agent/type
- agent/first-publish-date
- agent/severity
- agent/weakness
- collector/redhat-bugzilla
- source/Red Hat
- alias/CVE-2020-14365
- agent/software-canonical-lookup
- collector/nvd-index
- agent/software-canonical-lookup-request
- agent/description
- collector/mitre-cve
- source/MITRE
- agent/event
- collector/github-advisory-latest
- source/GitHub
- alias/GHSA-m429-fhmv-c6q2
- agent/last-modified-date
- agent/references
- agent/softwarecombine
- collector/nvd-cve
- source/NVD
- agent/tags
- collector/github-advisory
- package-manager/debian
- package-manager/redhat
- vendor/redhat
- canonical/redhat ansible engine
- version/redhat ansible engine/2.8.0
- version/redhat ansible engine/2.8.15
- version/redhat ansible engine/2.9.0
- version/redhat ansible engine/2.9.13
- canonical/redhat ansible tower
- version/redhat ansible tower/3.6.0
- version/redhat ansible tower/3.6.5
- version/redhat ansible tower/3.7.0
- version/redhat ansible tower/3.7.2
- version/redhat ansible tower/3.0
- canonical/redhat ceph storage
- version/redhat ceph storage/2.0
- version/redhat ceph storage/3.0
- canonical/redhat openstack platform
- version/redhat openstack platform/10.0
- version/redhat openstack platform/13.0
- vendor/debian
- canonical/debian debian linux
- version/debian debian linux/10.0
- package-manager/pip