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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8614

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 ansible

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.0.0-1"}]}]

Debian:13 ansible

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.0.0-1"}]}]

Debian:14 ansible

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.0.0-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org