CVE-2013-2233: Ansible fails to cache SSH host keys

October 10, 2018 (updated November 18, 2024)

Ansible before 1.2.1 makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct man-in-the-middle attacks by leveraging failure to cache SSH host keys.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980821
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9x6q-5423-w5v9
github.com/ansible/ansible
github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/857
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-36.yaml
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-2233
www.ansible.com/security

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