Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for `sources.list`, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the `"deb http://user:pass@server:port/"` format.
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describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2014-4659US | medium5.5 | — | ||
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a fi… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.mdWEB
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69WEB
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-201.yamlWEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4659ADVISORY
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234WEB
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