CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-1736

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Published: Mar 16, 2020 | Modified: Nov 07, 2023
CVSS 3.x
3.3
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine when a file is moved using atomic_move primitive as the file mode cannot be specified. This sets the destination files world-readable if the destination file does not exist and if the file exists, the file could be changed to have less restrictive permissions before the move. This could lead to the disclosure of sensitive data. All versions in 2.7.x, 2.8.x and 2.9.x branches are believed to be vulnerable.

Weakness

The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Ansible Redhat * 2.7.16 (including)
Ansible Redhat 2.8.0 (including) 2.8.15 (excluding)
Ansible Redhat 2.9.0 (including) 2.9.13 (excluding)
Ansible_tower Redhat * 3.3.4 (including)
Ansible_tower Redhat 3.3.5 (including) 3.4.5 (including)
Ansible_tower Redhat 3.5.0 (including) 3.5.5 (including)
Ansible_tower Redhat 3.6.0 (including) 3.6.3 (including)
Ansible_tower Redhat 3.7.0 (including) 3.7.2 (including)
Cloudforms_management_engine Redhat 5.0 (including) 5.0 (including)
Openstack Redhat 13 (including) 13 (including)

Potential Mitigations

  • Run the code in a “jail” or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software.
  • OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For example, java.io.FilePermission in the Java SecurityManager allows the software to specify restrictions on file operations.
  • This may not be a feasible solution, and it only limits the impact to the operating system; the rest of the application may still be subject to compromise.
  • Be careful to avoid CWE-243 and other weaknesses related to jails.

References