UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4259

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4259

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4259.json

JSON Data

https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4259

Upstream

CVE-2013-4259

Withdrawn

2025-07-18T16:42:54Z

Published

2013-09-16T19:14:00Z

Modified

2025-07-16T08:16:26.270637Z

Severity

Ubuntu - low

Summary

[none]

Details

runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name: ansible
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@1.5.4+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

1.5.4+dfsg-1

Affected versions

1.*

1.1+dfsg-1

1.3.4+dfsg-1

1.4.0+dfsg-1

1.4.1+dfsg-1

1.4.3+dfsg-1

1.4.4+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.4+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "ansible"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.4+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "ansible-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.4+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "ansible-fireball"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.5.4+dfsg-1",
            "binary_name": "ansible-node-fireball"
        }
    ]
}