Bug 2567189 (CVE-2026-123037) - CVE-2026-123037 ansible-core: user module generate_ssh_key follows a symlinked ~/.ssh enabling local privilege escalation (incomplete fix of CVE-2024-9902)
Summary: CVE-2026-123037 ansible-core: user module generate_ssh_key follows a symlinke...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-123037
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-11-05 07:38 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-11-06 07:46 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-11-05 07:38:34 UTC 
When generate_ssh_key is enabled, User.ssh_key_gen() guards the key files against symlinks but checks the ~/.ssh directory only with os.path.exists().
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