SB2020041763 - Race condition in ansible (Alpine package)
Published: April 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020041763
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1733)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when running a playbook with an unprivileged become user. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ec2f3b6aa9db9937f43c70b5c3caa8fbf7132575
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6cb3058cad0fdc3fb6f8626e7e77a8bb0042e8b8
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d94bd50429d04befe80c8f8583b81cabdb91b418
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d4da1926ae91c64e47306a32a4627148900ff3c8