Vulnerability Description
A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.0 |
| Redhat | Ceph Storage | 2.0 |
| Redhat | Gluster Storage | 3.0.0 |
| Redhat | Openshift | 3.0 |
| Redhat | Openstack | 10 |
| Redhat | Virtualization | 4.0 |
| Redhat | Virtualization Host | 4.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Suse | Package Hub | - |
| Suse | Suse Linux Enterprise Server | 12 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041396Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3788Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2150Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2151Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2152Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2166Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2321Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:2585Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0054Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10875Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00016.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.htmlThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2018-10875?
CVE-2018-10875 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing t...
How severe is CVE-2018-10875?
CVE-2018-10875 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2018-10875?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ansible Engine, Redhat Ceph Storage, Redhat Gluster Storage, Redhat Openshift, Redhat Openstack.