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An ansible-runner security and bug fix update has been released.



RHSA-2022:0108-03: Moderate: ansible-runner security and bug fix update



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Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis: Moderate: ansible-runner security and bug fix update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2022:0108-01
Product: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Advisory URL:   https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:0108
Issue date: 2022-01-11
CVE Names: CVE-2021-4041
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1. Summary:

An update is now available for ansible-runner for Red Hat Ansible
Automation Platform 2.0

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which
gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from
the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.0 for RHEL 8 - noarch

3. Description:

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for
building, deploying and managing IT automation at scale. IT Managers can
provide top-down guidelines on how automation is applied to individual
teams, while automation developers retain the freedom to write tasks that
leverage existing knowledge without the overhead. Ansible Automation
Platform makes it possible for users across an organization to share, vet,
and manage automation content by means of a simple, powerful, and agentless
language.

Security Fix(es):

* ansible-runner: Ansible: Improper shell escaping (CVE-2021-4041)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

This update fixes various bugs and adds enhancements.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

  https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (  https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

2028074 - CVE-2021-4041 Ansible: Improper shell escaping in ansible-runner

6. Package List:

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.0 for RHEL 8:

Source:
ansible-runner-2.0.3-2.el8ap.src.rpm

noarch:
ansible-runner-2.0.3-2.el8ap.noarch.rpm
python38-ansible-runner-2.0.3-2.el8ap.noarch.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
  https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

  https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-4041
  https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at   https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

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