CVE-2016-8614
published 2018-07-31CVE-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 OpenPGP…
PriorityP338high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNIHAN
EPSS
2.46%
82.6th percentile
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.
Affected
13 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ansible | < ansible 2.2.0.0-1 (bookworm) | ansible 2.2.0.0-1 (bookworm) |
| red_hat | ansible | — | — |
| redhat | ansible | < 2.2.0 | 2.2.0 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.0.0-1 | 2.2.0.0-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.0.0-1 | 2.2.0.0-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.0.0-1 | 2.2.0.0-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.0.0-1 | 2.2.0.0-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.2.0.0 | 2.2.0.0 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5 | 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | 2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian6.3MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.3MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu4.3MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Ansible regression
vendor_ubuntu·2025-03-28·CVSS 4.3
[MEDIUM] Ansible regression
Title: Ansible regression
Summary: USN 7330-1 introduced a regression in Ansible.
USN-7330-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ansible. The update introduced a
regression when attempting to install Ansible on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields
of X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
spoof SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)
Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
Ubuntu
Ansible vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-03-05·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2019-14904 [MEDIUM] Ansible vulnerabilities
Title: Ansible vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in Ansible.
It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields of
X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof
SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)
Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
links misuse. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-6240)
Robin Schneider discovered that Ansible's apt_key module did not properly
verify key fingerprints. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to per
Red Hat
ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module
vendor_redhat·2016-11-01·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2016-8614 [MEDIUM] CWE-358 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module
ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module
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.
Package: ansible (Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Quickstart Cloud Installer 1) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Storage 3) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Storage Console 2) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2016-8614: ansible - A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not pr...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2016-8614 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-8614: ansible - A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not pr...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.2.0.0-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.2.0.0-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.2.0.0-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.2.0.0-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.2.0.0-1)
OSV
ansible regression
osv·2025-03-28·CVSS 4.3
[MEDIUM] ansible regression
ansible regression
USN-7330-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Ansible. The update introduced a
regression when attempting to install Ansible on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.
This update fixes the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields
of X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
spoof SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)
Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
links misuse. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2
OSV
ansible vulnerabilities
osv·2025-03-05·CVSS 4.3
CVE-2015-3908 [MEDIUM] ansible vulnerabilities
ansible vulnerabilities
It was discovered that Ansible did not properly verify certain fields of
X.509 certificates. An attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof
SSL servers if they were able to intercept network communications. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-3908)
Martin Carpenter discovered that certain connection plugins for Ansible
did not properly restrict users. An attacker with local access could
possibly use this issue to escape a restricted environment via symbolic
links misuse. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-6240)
Robin Schneider discovered that Ansible's apt_key module did not properly
verify key fingerprints. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue
to perform key injection, leading to the access of sensitive informati
GHSA
Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint
ghsa·2018-10-10
CVE-2016-8614 [HIGH] CWE-358 Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint
Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint
A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0.0. 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.
OSV
Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint
osv·2018-10-10
CVE-2016-8614 [HIGH] Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint
Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint
A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0.0. 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.
OSV
CVE-2016-8614: A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2
osv·2018-07-31·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-8614 [HIGH] CVE-2016-8614: A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [epel-all]
bugzilla·2016-11-01·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2016-8614 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [epel-all]
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple s
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible1.9: ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-11-01·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2016-8614 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-8614 ansible1.9: ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-8614 ansible1.9: ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects m
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2016-11-01·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2016-8614 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all]
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supp
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible1.9: ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [epel-all]
bugzilla·2016-11-01·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2016-8614 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-8614 ansible1.9: ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [epel-all]
CVE-2016-8614 ansible1.9: ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affect
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module
bugzilla·2016-10-24·CVSS 6.3
CVE-2016-8614 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module
CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module
It was found that 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.
Upstream bug:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237
Upstream patches:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357
Discussion:
Created ansible1.9 tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1390651]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1390653]
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Created ansible tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1390650]
Affects: epel-all [bug 1390652]
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This issue is addressed in Ansible 2.2.0 av
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357
2018-07-31
Published