CVE-2016-3096
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)
02 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)
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-06-03 14:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 23:47Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-03-10
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- a41dd6cf2242638b054f27f2eb7218ede6c2d5f9d1d43857a43e48f9db6b9d12
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-cd3cf8e7d0http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-ab154c56ddhttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-679c4ddd3chttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-65519440f5http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-28ff51a3f5http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html
- groups.google.com[ansible-announce] 20160415 Ansible 1.9.6-1 has been releasedhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201607-14https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14
- groups.google.com[ansible-announce] 20160419 Ansible 2.0.2.0 has been releasedhttps://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0
- github.comhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941
- github.comhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- ansible Fixed in 2.0.1.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- ansible Fixed in 2.0.1.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- ansible Fixed in 2.0.1.0-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- ansible Fixed in 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.