CVE-2014-4659: Ansible sets unsafe permissions for sources.list
(updated )
Ansible before 1.5.5 sets 0644 permissions for sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by reading a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@server:port/" format.
References
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-6667-f46p-pg88
- github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
- github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0e027fe362fbc209dbeff2f72d6e95f39885c69
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-201.yaml
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4659
- web.archive.org/web/20200229060001/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68234
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