CVE-2015-6240
Publication date 7 June 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
The chroot, jail, and zone connection plugins in ansible before 1.9.2 allow local users to escape a restricted environment via a symlink attack.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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ansible | ||
24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score |
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Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-7330-1
- Ansible vulnerabilities
- 5 March 2025