CVE-2016-8614
HIGH7.5EPSS 0.10%Ansible apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprint
Published: 10/10/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible before version 2.2.0. The apt_key module does not properly verify key fingerprints, allowing remote adversary to create an OpenPGP key which matches the short key ID and inject this key instead of the correct key.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/ansiblefrom 0, < 2.2.0.0-1
- PyPI/ansiblefrom 0, < 2.2.0.0
- PyPI/ansiblefrom 0, < 2.2.0.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
References (13)
- ADVISORYhttps://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cmwx-9m2h-x7v4
- ADVISORYhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8614
- ADVISORYhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8614
- PATCHhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible
- WEBhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8614
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/1182d1f0b76d56f3667e27987a10b9ec8f03357d
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/66d47c8149d84e52f64b7c4d1f340d45dca94d9c
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/issues/5237
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5353
- WEBhttps://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5357
- WEBhttps://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-37.yaml
- WEBhttps://web.archive.org/web/20200227214450/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108
- WEBhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94108