Bug 1193333 – VUL-0: CVE-2021-4041: ansible-runner: Improper shell escaping

Bug 1193333 - (CVE-2021-4041) VUL-0: CVE-2021-4041: ansible-runner: Improper shell escaping

(CVE-2021-4041)
Summary:	VUL-0: CVE-2021-4041: ansible-runner: Improper shell escaping

Status:	NEW

Classification:	openSUSE
Product:	openSUSE Distribution
Classification:	openSUSE
Component:	Security
Version:	Leap 15.4
Hardware:	Other Other

Priority:	P3 - Medium Severity: Normal (vote)
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Assigned To:	Thomas Bechtold
QA Contact:	Security Team bot

URL:	https://smash.suse.de/issue/316168/
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Reported:	2021-12-02 15:56 UTC by Carlos López
Modified:	2021-12-02 16:15 UTC (History)
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Description Carlos López 2021-12-02 15:56:28 UTC

rh#2028074

An improper escape on the line,could lead to unsuspecting developer execute code on the host machine rather than virtual one
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/blob/3d6886d1a26358ead139fef736d1c8ca07f7ab71/ansible_runner/runner.py#L257

References:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2028074
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-4041

Comment 1 Carlos López 2021-12-02 15:57:13 UTC

Upstream patch:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible-runner/commit/3533f265f4349a3f2a0283158cd01b59a6bbc7bd