Bug 1828684 (CVE-2014-4678) - CVE-2014-4678 ansible: safe_eval function does not properly restrict the code subset leads to arbitrary code execution via crafted instructions
Summary: CVE-2014-4678 ansible: safe_eval function does not properly restrict the code...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
Alias: CVE-2014-4678
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Blocks: 1838255
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Reported: 2020-04-28 07:01 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2021-02-16 13:59 UTC (History)
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A flaw was found in ansible. The safe_eval function does not properly restrict the code subset which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.
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Last Closed: 2020-04-28 10:31:52 UTC
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Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2020-04-28 07:01:24 UTC 
The safe_eval function in Ansible before 1.6.4 does not properly restrict the code subset, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted instructions. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-4657.

Reference:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/5429b85b9f6c2e640074176f36ff05fd5e4d1916
https://groups.google.com/forum/message/raw?msg=ansible-announce/ieV1vZvcTXU/5Q93ThkY9rIJ
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/26/30
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/07/02/2
Comment 1 Product Security DevOps Team 2020-04-28 10:31:52 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2014-4678
Comment 2 Yadnyawalk Tale 2020-05-22 16:08:27 UTC 
I think resolution is quite clear here, in any case, Red Hat CloudForms 5.10 (4.7) and 5.11 (5.0) do not ship `ansible` package, it is provided by the official Ansible repository.
Comment 3 Hardik Vyas 2020-05-26 05:15:24 UTC 
Statement:

Red Hat Ceph Storage and Red Hat Gluster Storage shipped ansible versions 2.4.1 and 2.3.2 respectively, which are not affected by this vulnerability.
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