CVE-2020-25636 — MEDIUM (6.6)

Vulnerability Description

A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as there is no namespace separation for file transfers. Files are written directly to the root bucket, making possible to have collisions when running multiple ansible processes. This issue affects mainly the service availability.

CVSS Score

6.6

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Redhat	Ansible	2.10.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-377 CWE-552

References

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25636Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/221Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25636Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/221Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-25636?

CVE-2020-25636 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.6 (MEDIUM). A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as there is no namespace separation for file transfers. Files are written directly to the root bucket, making possible to have...

How severe is CVE-2020-25636?

CVE-2020-25636 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.6/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-25636?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Redhat Ansible.