CVE-2021-3701

NameCVE-2021-3701
DescriptionA flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user in a place they did not expect. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ansible-runner (PTS)bookworm2.3.1-2fixed
sid, trixie2.3.6-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ansible-runnersource(unstable)2.1.1-1

Notes

https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/issues/738
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/pull/742/commits/60b059f00409224acae1e417153a241c8591ad89

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