CVE catalog

CVE-2016-3096

ansible: CVE-2016-3096

Severity: High · CVSS 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Jun 3, 2016, 2:59:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.47% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ansible	sid	`14.4.0+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	ansible	forky	`14.0.0+dfsg-1`	fixed
Debian	ansible	trixie	`12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1`	fixed
Debian	ansible	bookworm	`7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1`	fixed
Ubuntu	ansible	16.04	`1.9.2+dfsg-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ansible	16.04	`1.9.4-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ansible	16.04	`2.0.0.2-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ansible	16.04	`2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ansible	16.04	`2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ansible	16.04	`2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ansible	16.04	`2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ansible	source	sid	`2.0.1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[819676]
Debian	ansible	source	forky	`2.0.1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[819676]
Debian	ansible	source	trixie	`2.0.1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[819676]
Debian	ansible	source	bookworm	`2.0.1.0-2`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[819676]
Ubuntu	ansible	deb	16.04	`2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2016-3096	Not reported

[Debian bug #819676]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ansible]Fixed
Details (2)
- 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.1.0-2
  dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
- 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.1.0-2
  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: 2.0.1.0-2
  dsa · ansible · debian · 13
- 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 · all · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 2.0.1.0-2
  dsa · ansible · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:20:54 PM UTC

References

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