ansible: Code execution vulnerability in lxc_container
Published Jun 3, 2016
8.5
HIGHCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.47%
Description
The create_script function in the lxc_container module in Ansible before 1.9.6-1 and 2.x before 2.0.2.0 allows local users to write to arbitrary files or gain privileges via a symlink attack on (1) /opt/.lxc-attach-script, (2) the archived container in the archive_path directory, or the (3) lxc-attach-script.log or (4) lxc-attach-script.err files in the temporary directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 22
- 23
- 24
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
ansible
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | ansible | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00471) | 38.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.47% (0.00468) | 36.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00087) | 22.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183103.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183132.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183252.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-April/183274.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184175.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-3096 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1322925 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-rh6x-qvg7-rrmj Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/commit/7c3999a92a1cd856ff9bc8913a93ff1aee8bffc3
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1941/commits/8c6fe646ee79f5e55361b885b7efed5bec72d4a4 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
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- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2016-1.yaml
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/E80HLZilTU0 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/ansible-announce/tqiZbcWxYig mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3096
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201607-14 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3096
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