{"id":"USN-6846-2","aliases":[],"status":"published","title":"ansible regression","description":"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)","facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"published":"2024-12-02T09:08:00Z","modified":"2026-06-25T13:32:28Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","package":"ansible","fixed_in":["2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm3"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"ansible","fixed_in":["2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","package":"ansible","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm3"}]}],"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"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"ansible","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3"}]}],"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"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6846-2","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/2073569","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"osv":[{"id":"USN-6846-2","title":"ansible regression","description":"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","status":"published","published":"2024-12-02T09:08:00Z","modified":"2026-06-25T13:32:28.672472423Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T16:58:17.914523Z"}]}}