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PYSEC-2020-199

Quick fix

PYSEC-2020-199 — ansible: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'ansible>=1.5.4'

Details

The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.5.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions.

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Affected packages

PyPI/ansible

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 1.5.4

Fixpip install --upgrade 'ansible>=1.5.4'

References

https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68232[WEB]
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md[WEB]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qg47-5px9-32g7[ADVISORY]