UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10875

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10875
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10875.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10875
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Published
2018-07-13T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:22:05.105738Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.2+dfsg-2
1.9.4-1

2.*

2.0.0.2-2
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "ansible"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "ansible-fireball"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3",
            "binary_name": "ansible-node-fireball"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.1.0+dfsg-2
2.5.0+dfsg-1
2.5.1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "ansible"
        }
    ]
}