CVE - CVE-2016-3096

CVE-ID
CVE-2016-3096	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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MISC:FEDORA-2016-28ff51a3f5 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html MISC:FEDORA-2016-65519440f5 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html MISC:FEDORA-2016-679c4ddd3c URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html MISC:FEDORA-2016-ab154c56dd URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html MISC:FEDORA-2016-cd3cf8e7d0 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html MISC:GLSA-201607-14 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 MISC:[ansible-announce] 20160415 Ansible 1.9.6-1 has been released URL:https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig MISC:[ansible-announce] 20160419 Ansible 2.0.2.0 has been released URL:https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 MISC:https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 URL:https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 MISC:https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 URL:https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 MISC:https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd URL:https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd MISC:https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away URL:https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20160310	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160310)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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