RHSA-2020:1542: Important: Ansible security and bug fix update (2.9.7)

Published Apr 22, 2020
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Updated

Ansible is a simple model-driven configuration management, multi-nodedeployment, and remote-task execution system. Ansible works over SSH anddoes not require any software or daemons to be installed on remote nodes.Extension modules can be written in any language and are transferred tomanaged machines automatically.The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version:ansible (2.9.7)Bug Fix(es): CVE-2020-10684 Ansible: code injection when using ansiblefacts as a subkey CVE-2020-10685 Ansible: modules which use files encrypted with vault are not properly cleaned up CVE-2020-10691 Ansible: archive traversal vulnerability in ansible-galaxy collection install CVE-2020-1733 ansible: insecure temporary directory when running becomeuser from become directive CVE-2020-1735 ansible: path injection on dest parameter in fetch module CVE-2020-1737 ansible: Extract-Zip function in winunzip module does not check extracted path CVE-2020-1739 ansible: svn module leaks password when specified as a parameter CVE-2020-1740 ansible: secrets readable after ansible-vault edit CVE-2020-1746 ansible: Information disclosure issue in ldapattr and ldapentry modules CVE-2020-1753 Ansible: kubectl connection plugin leaks sensitive informationSee:https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.9.7/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.9.rst for details on bug fixes in this release.

Affected Software

6 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ansible<2.9.7-1.el8ae
2.9.7-1.el8ae
redhat/ansible<2.9.7-1.el8ae
2.9.7-1.el8ae
redhat/ansible-test<2.9.7-1.el8ae
2.9.7-1.el8ae
redhat/ansible<2.9.7-1.el7ae
2.9.7-1.el7ae
redhat/ansible<2.9.7-1.el7ae
2.9.7-1.el7ae
redhat/ansible-test<2.9.7-1.el7ae
2.9.7-1.el7ae

Remediation

Event History

Apr 22, 2020
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of RHSA-2020:1542?

The severity of RHSA-2020:1542 is categorized as important.

2

How do I fix RHSA-2020:1542?

To fix RHSA-2020:1542, upgrade the ansible and ansible-test packages to the specified versions 2.9.7-1.el8ae or 2.9.7-1.el7ae.

3

Which versions are affected by RHSA-2020:1542?

RHSA-2020:1542 affects Ansible versions prior to 2.9.7-1.el8ae and 2.9.7-1.el7ae.

4

What packages are impacted by RHSA-2020:1542?

The impacted packages by RHSA-2020:1542 include ansible and ansible-test for both el7 and el8 distributions.

5

Is there a workaround for RHSA-2020:1542?

There are no specific workarounds for RHSA-2020:1542; applying the relevant updates is the recommended action.

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