CVE-2016-3096

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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 use

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00037

Schedule remediation

CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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Affected Products & Versions

fedoraproject fedoraall versions
redhat ansible<= 1.9.6
redhat ansibleall versions

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Affected Packages

Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.

PyPI ansible HIGH fixed in 2.0.2.0

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Scoring & Timeline

7.8

HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD03 Jun 2016 · 02:59 PM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10326-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.htmlVendor Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.htmlVendor Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.htmlVendor Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.htmlVendor Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925Issue Tracking

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https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941Patch

https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4Patch

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v1.9.6-1/CHANGELOG.md#196-dancing-in-the-street---tbdThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.0.2.0-1/CHANGELOG.md#202-over-the-hills-and-far-awayPatch

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14Third Party Advisory

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