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PYSEC-2020-203
Quick fix
PYSEC-2020-203 — ansible: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'ansible>=5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916'Details
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.
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Affected packages
PyPI/ansible
Introduced in:
0Fixed in: 5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916Fix
pip install --upgrade 'ansible>=5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916'References
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/freebsd-vid-2c493ac8-205e-11e5-a4a5-002590263bf5[WEB]
- https://www.rapid7.com/db/vulnerabilities/gentoo-linux-cve-2014-4678[WEB]
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2[WEB]
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-4678[WEB]
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30[WEB]
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916[FIX]
- https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ[WEB]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-66c7-5pwv-mm3j[ADVISORY]