CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-3096

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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 specified files.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system or modify critical files, potentially leading to serious security implications for the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Ansible to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor systems for unauthorized changes to files.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS