Advisory 2024-2303 - Ansible: Vulnerability allows privilege escalation

Date

2024-11-07

State

2024-11-19

Risk*

Damage: HIGH
Attack Probability: LOW-MEDIUM

Attack

A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Ansible in order to elevate his privileges.

* The probability of an attack is determined by the attacker's motivation, the necessary expend and the possibilities for an attack. The damage probability is determined by the expend needed to resolute the attack and probable indirecte consequences of an attack for business processes. Telekom Security assumes worst case scenarios.

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