CVE catalog

CVE-2013-4259

ansible: CVE-2013-4259

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.34% · Oct 27, 2026

runner/connection_plugins/ssh.py in Ansible before 1.2.3, when using ControlPersist, allows local users to redirect a ssh session via a symlink attack on a socket file with a predictable name in /tmp/.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianansiblesid14.4.0+dfsg-1fixed
Debianansibleforky14.0.0+dfsg-1fixed
Debianansibletrixie12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1fixed
Debianansiblebookworm7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1fixed

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianansiblesourcesid1.3.4+dfsg-1not yet assignedNot reported[721766]
Debianansiblesourceforky1.3.4+dfsg-1not yet assignedNot reported[721766]
Debianansiblesourcetrixie1.3.4+dfsg-1not yet assignedNot reported[721766]
Debianansiblesourcebookworm1.3.4+dfsg-1not yet assignedNot reported[721766]

[Debian bug #721766]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [ansible]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.4+dfsg-1

      dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12

    • 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 · all · bookworm

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.4+dfsg-1

      dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

  • [ansible]Fixed
    Details (2)

    • 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.4+dfsg-1

      dsa · ansible · debian · 13

    • 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 · all · trixie

      Fixed · Fixed: 1.3.4+dfsg-1

      dsa · ansible · debian · 13

Observed:

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]