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.
Published: 2016-06-03
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-0001 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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Fedoraproject Fedora
Redhat Ansible
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:47:56.875Z

Reserved: 2016-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-3096

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-03T14:59:04.263

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-3096

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-3096 - Bugzilla

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