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Fedora 24: 2016-3113e71193 Moderate: Ansible Security Patch Details

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Calendar Grey November 7, 2016
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Stay informed about the latest Fedora 24 update, which includes a crucial security patch for Ansible, improving system security and configuration management
Add patch to fix dnf module groupinstall handling ---- Update to new ansible 2.2 version

Summary

Ansible is a radically simple model-driven configuration management,

multi-node deployment, and remote task execution system. Ansible works

over SSH and does not require any software or daemons to be installed

on remote nodes. Extension modules can be written in any language and

are transferred to managed machines automatically.

Update Information:

Add patch to fix dnf module groupinstall handling ---- Update to new ansible 2.2 version. For full changes see: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.2/CHANGELOG.md

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora patch Moderate ansible task execution

Change Log

References


[ 1 ] Bug #1388531 - [Errno 25] Inappropriate ioctl for device https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388531 [ 2 ] Bug #1387621 - dnf module doesn't work with a rawhide host https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387621 [ 3 ] Bug #1381538 - NameError: global name 'AnsibleError' is not defined https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1381538 [ 4 ] Bug #1390650 - CVE-2016-8614 ansible: Improper verification of key fingerprints in apt_key module [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390650 [ 5 ] Bug #1390646 - CVE-2016-8628 ansible: Command injection by compromised server via ansible_ssh_executable or ssh_args [fedora-all] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390646 [ 6 ] Bug #1390564 - ansible-2.2.0.0 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1390564

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade ansible' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Name: ansible
Product: Fedora 24
Version: 2.2.0.0
Release: 3.fc24
URL: https://www.redhat.com/en/ansible-collaborative
Summary: SSH-based configuration management, deployment, and task execution system

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Topics Covered

security advisory Fedora patch Moderate ansible task execution

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