Upstream information
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible. The ansible-core `user` module can allow an unprivileged user to silently create or replace the contents of any file on any system path and take ownership of it when a privileged user executes the `user` module against the unprivileged user's home directory. If the unprivileged user has traversal permissions on the directory containing the exploited target file, they retain full control over the contents of the file as its owner.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
| CNA (Red Hat) | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High | High |
| Privileges Required | Low | Low |
| User Interaction | Required | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact | High | High |
| Integrity Impact | High | High |
| Availability Impact | Low | Low |
| CVSSv3 Version | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| SUSE | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 5.3 |
| Vector | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Attack Requirements | Present |
| Privileges Required | Low |
| User Interaction | Passive |
| Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Integrity Impact | High |
| Vulnerable System Availability Impact | Low |
| Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Integrity Impact | None |
| Subsequent System Availability Impact | None |
| CVSSv4 Version | 4.0 |
SUSE Security Advisories:
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14499-1, published Sat Nov 16 18:49:55 2024
- openSUSE-SU-2024:14537-1, published Tue Dec 3 18:50:24 2024
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed |
| Patchnames: openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-14498 openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-14499 openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-14537 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Systems Management 15 SP6 | ansible-core | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Systems Management 15 SP7 | ansible-core | Not affected |
| openSUSE Leap 15.6 | ansible-core | Not affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4-LTSS | ansible-core | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5-LTSS | ansible-core | Not affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP4 | ansible-core | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5 | ansible-core | Not affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Wed Nov 6 08:00:13 2024CVE page last modified: Tue Jun 10 20:03:52 2025