CVE-2023-5189: Ansible automation hub: insecure galaxy-importer tarfile extraction
First published: Thu Aug 24 2023(Updated: )
A path traversal vulnerability exists in Ansible when extracting tarballs. An attacker could craft a malicious tarball so that when using the galaxy importer of Ansible Automation Hub, a symlink could be dropped on the disk, resulting in files being overwritten.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Ansible Automation Platform | =2.0 | |
| Redhat Satellite | =6.0 | |
| pip/galaxy-importer | <=0.4.16 | |
| =2.0 | ||
| =6.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7773
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:1536
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5189
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2234387
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5189
- https://github.com/ansible/galaxy-importer/blob/2c5c7c05fdfb0835878234b36de32902c703616d/galaxy_importer/collection.py#L160-L165
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-55g2-vm3q-7w52 (Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2010
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2023-5189?
CVE-2023-5189 is a path traversal vulnerability that exists in Ansible when extracting tarballs.
How does CVE-2023-5189 affect Ansible Automation Hub?
When using the galaxy importer of Ansible Automation Hub, a symlink could be dropped on the disk, resulting in files being overwritten.
What is the severity of CVE-2023-5189?
CVE-2023-5189 has a severity rating of medium with a CVSS score of 6.3.
Which software packages are affected by CVE-2023-5189?
The affected software includes the galaxy-importer package (version up to and inclusive 0.4.16), Redhat Ansible Automation Platform (version 2.0), and Redhat Satellite (version 6.0).
How can I fix CVE-2023-5189?
To fix CVE-2023-5189, update to a version of the affected software that includes the necessary security patch.
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