{"id":"USN-6846-3","summary":"ansible regression","details":"USN-6846-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ansible. The update introduced a\nregression in ansible. This update fixes the problem.\n\nWe apologize for the inconvenience.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs when\n using tower_callback parameter. If a user or an automated system were\n tricked into opening a specially crafted input file, a remote attacker\n could possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information. This issue\n only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.\n (CVE-2022-3697)\n\n It was discovered that Ansible incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a\n user or an automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted\n input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to perform a\n Template Injection. (CVE-2023-5764)\n","modified":"2026-05-20T16:03:19.206302658Z","published":"2025-02-13T08:30:29Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6846-3"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/2097504"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm4"}]}],"versions":["1.9.2+dfsg-2","1.9.4-1","2.0.0.2-2","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.2","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm1","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm2","2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm4","binary_name":"ansible"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm4","binary_name":"ansible-fireball"},{"binary_version":"2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm4","binary_name":"ansible-node-fireball"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6846-3.json","cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"ansible","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm4"}]}],"versions":["2.3.1.0+dfsg-2","2.5.0+dfsg-1","2.5.1+dfsg-1","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm1","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2","2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_version":"2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm4","binary_name":"ansible"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6846-3.json","cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}