Local privilege escalation via Postfix-created directory
Published Aug 25, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Job-isolation escape in Red Hat Ansible Tower before 3.8.5 allows local users to gain AWX-user privileges through a malicious playbook. Postfix accepts mail addressed to the awx account and creates an awx-owned folder outside the isolation jail, where attacker-controlled content can include an executable. Low-privileged playbook-author access is required, and executing the planted binary crosses the isolation boundary with the awx account's rights.
Summary
What happened
Job-isolation escape in Red Hat Ansible Tower before 3.8.5 allows local users to gain AWX-user privileges through a malicious playbook. Postfix accepts mail addressed to the awx account and creates an awx-owned folder outside the isolation jail, where attacker-controlled content can include an executable. Low-privileged playbook-author access is required, and executing the planted binary crosses the isolation boundary with the awx account's rights.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-4112
- Published
- Aug 25, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Product
- Red Hat Ansible Tower
- Classifications
- CWE-552, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 25, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Fixed in ansible-tower 3.8.5
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