Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6846-2

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6846-2
December 02, 2024

ansible regression
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

– Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

USN-6846-1 caused some regression in ansible.

Software Description:
– ansible: Configuration management, deployment, and task execution system

Details:

USN-6846-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ansible. The update introduced a
regression in ansible. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs when
 using tower_callback parameter. If a user or an automated system were
 tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker
 could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue
 only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
 (CVE-2022-3697)

 It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a
 user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted
 input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a
 Template Injection. (CVE-2023-5764)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  ansible                         2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  ansible                         2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6846-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6846-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/2073569