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CVE-2016-3096 Details

Description

The create_script function in the lxc_container module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /opt/.lxc-attach-script, (2) the archived container in the archive_path directory, or the (3) lxc-attach-script.log or (4) lxc-attach-script.err files in the temporary directory.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925	CVE	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away	CVE	Patch
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941	CVE	Patch
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4	CVE	Patch
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0	CVE
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig	CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbd	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-away	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941	[email protected]	Patch
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4	[email protected]	Patch
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0	[email protected]
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig	[email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-59	Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
fedoraproject fedora	22 23 24
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat ansible	<= 1.9.6 2.0 2.0.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:::::::: cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible:2.0.1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

11 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 19, 2018	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Aug 13, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 7, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 7, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 6, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]