Medium severity5.5GHSA Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2024· Updated Jun 30, 2026
CVE-2024-11079
CVE-2024-11079
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible-Core. This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass unsafe content protections using the hostvars object to reference and execute templated content. This issue can lead to arbitrary code execution if remote data or module outputs are improperly templated within playbooks.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
ansible-corePyPI | >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.1rc1 | 2.18.1rc1 |
ansible-corePyPI | >= 2.17.0b1, < 2.17.7rc1 | 2.17.7rc1 |
ansible-corePyPI | < 2.16.14rc1 | 2.16.14rc1 |
Affected products
20- osv-coords19 versionspkg:apk/chainguard/ansible-operatorpkg:apk/chainguard/ansible-operator-compatpkg:apk/chainguard/py3.11-ansible-corepkg:apk/chainguard/py3.12-ansible-corepkg:apk/chainguard/py3.13-ansible-corepkg:apk/chainguard/py3-ansible-corepkg:apk/wolfi/ansible-operatorpkg:apk/wolfi/ansible-operator-compatpkg:apk/wolfi/py3.11-ansible-corepkg:apk/wolfi/py3.12-ansible-corepkg:apk/wolfi/py3.13-ansible-corepkg:apk/wolfi/py3-ansible-corepkg:pypi/ansible-corepkg:rpm/opensuse/ansible-core-2.16&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/ansible-core-2.17&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/ansible-core-2.18&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/ansible-core-2.19&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/ansible-core-2.20&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/ansible-core&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
< 1.37.0-r0+ 18 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.37.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.37.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.37.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 1.37.0-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-r0
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.18.0b1, < 2.18.1rc1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.16.14-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.17.7-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.10-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.19.4-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.20.6-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.18.1-1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
13- github.com/advisories/GHSA-99w6-3xph-cx78ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11079ghsaADVISORY
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10770nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:11145nvdWEB
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-11079nvdWEB
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdWEB
- github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.18.1/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.18.rstghsaWEB
- github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/2936b80dbbc7efb889934aeec80f6142c10266ceghsaWEB
- github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/70e83e72b43e05e57eb42a6d52d01a4d9768f510ghsaWEB
- github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/98774d15d7748ebaaaf2e83942cc7e8d39f7280eghsaWEB
- github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/84299ghsaWEB
- github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/84339ghsaWEB
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/03/msg00006.htmlnvdWEB
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