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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7330-2
March 28, 2025

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

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

USN 7330-1 introduced a regression in Ansible.

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

Details:

USN-7330-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ansible. The update introduced a
regression when attempting to install Ansible on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields
 of X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
 spoof SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications.
 This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)

 Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
 did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
 possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
 links misuse. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-6240)

 Robin Schneider discovered that Ansible's apt_key module did not properly
 verify key fingerprints. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
 to perform key injection, leading to the access of sensitive information.
 This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
 (CVE-2016-8614)

 It was discovered that Ansible would expose passwords in certain
 instances. An attacker could possibly use specially crafted input
 related to this issue to access sensitive information. This issue only
 affected  Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-10206)

 It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly logged sensitive information.
 An attacker with local access could possibly use this issue to access
 sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu
 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-14846)

 It was discovered that Ansible's solaris_zone module accepted input
 without performing input checking. A remote attacker could possibly use
 this issue to enable the execution of arbitrary code. This issue only
 affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-14904)

 It was discovered that Ansible did not generate sufficiently random
 values, which could lead to the exposure of passwords. An attacker
 could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. This
 issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
 (CVE-2020-10729)

 It was discovered that Ansible's svn module could disclose passwords to
 users within the same node. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
 access sensitive information. (CVE-2020-1739)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  ansible                         2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  ansible-fireball                2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  ansible-node-fireball           2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7330-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7330-1
  https://launchpad.net/bugs/2104925