CVE-2016-3096

NameCVE-2016-3096
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs819676

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
ansible (PTS)bullseye2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.17+dfsg-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie10.5.0+dfsg-2fixed

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

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
ansiblesourcejessie(not affected)
ansiblesource(unstable)2.0.1.0-2819676

Notes

[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

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