Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-34540.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-34540
Upstream
Published
2023-12-18T14:15:10Z
Modified
2026-04-01T05:11:29.656899Z
Severity
  • 6.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
CVE-2023-5115 affecting package ansible for versions less than 2.17.0-1
Details

An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:3 / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/ansible

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.17.0-1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-34540.json"