| Name | CVE-2016-3096 |
| Description | The create_script function in the lxc_container module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /opt/.lxc-attach-script, (2) the archived container in the archive_path directory, or the (3) lxc-attach-script.log or (4) lxc-attach-script.err files in the temporary directory. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 819676 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ansible (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 1.7.2+dfsg-2+deb8u3 | fixed |
| stretch (security), stretch (lts), stretch | 2.2.1.0-2+deb9u3 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 10.5.0+dfsg-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ansible | source | jessie | (not affected) | |||
| ansible | source | (unstable) | 2.0.1.0-2 | 819676 |
[jessie] - ansible <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925
https://sources.debian.org/src/ansible/2.0.1.0-1/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/lxc/lxc_container.py/?hl=523#L523