Description
A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core `user` module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.3/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:LWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | < 2.14.18rc1; >= 2.15.0b1, < 2.15.13rc1; >= 2.16.0b1, < 2.16.13rc1; >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.6rc1; >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.0rc2 |
| Red Hat | Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments | — |
| Red Hat | Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments | — |
| Red Hat | Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments | — |
| Red Hat | Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments | — |
| Red Hat | Ansible Automation Platform Execution Environments | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenStack Platform 17.1 for RHEL 9 | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10762
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8969
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9894
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:1861
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9902
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2318271
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00021.html
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 6, 2024
- Last modified
- Nov 5, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred