CVE-2016-3096
Link Following in ansible
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.04%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-3096
To remediate CVE-2016-3096, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.0.1.0-2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.2.0 or later
- —upgrade to 2.0.2.0 or later
Is CVE-2016-3096 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.0.1.0-2
- >= 2.0.0.0, < 2.0.2.0
- from 0, < 2.0.2.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |