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Fedora 44 Ansible Collection Ansible Posix Major Local Escalation Fix

Update to 2.2.1. Fixes rhbz#2479556. Mitigates CVE-2026-11837 (rhbz#2487430, rhbz#2487431, rhbz#2487432). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2026-0f941ecaa6 2026-07-17 00:51:59.635391+00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Name : ansible-collection-ansible-posix Product : Fedora 44 Version : 2.2.1 Release : 1.fc44 URL : https://galaxy.ansible.com/ui/repo/published/ansible/posix Summary : Ansible Collection targeting POSIX and POSIX-ish platforms Description : Ansible Collection targeting POSIX and POSIX-ish platforms. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Information: Update to 2.2.1. Fixes rhbz#2479556. Mitigates CVE-2026-11837 (rhbz#2487430, rhbz#2487431, rhbz#2487432) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ChangeLog: * Wed Jul 8 2026 Maxwell G - 2.2.1-1 - Update to 2.2.1. Fixes rhbz#2479556. - Mitigates CVE-2026-11837 (rhbz#2487430, rhbz#2487431, rhbz#2487432) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- References: [ 1 ] Bug #2479556 - ansible-collection-ansible-posix-2.2.1 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2479556 [ 2 ] Bug #2487430 - CVE-2026-11837 ansible-collection-ansible-posix: ansible.posix authorized_key: local privilege escalation via symlink-following chown [fedora-43] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487430 [ 3 ] Bug #2487431 - CVE-2026-11837 ansible-collection-ansible-posix: ansible.posix authorized_key: local privilege escalation via symlink-following chown [fedora-44] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487431 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisoryFEDORA-2026-0f941ecaa6' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at https://fedoraproject.org/keys -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- _______________________________________________ package-announce mailing list -- This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. To unsubscribe send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Do not reply to spam, report it: https://forge.fedoraproject.org/infra/tickets/issues/new . This Fedora advisory provides updates for ansible-collection-ansible-posix 2.2.1, mitigating local privilege escalation issues.. Fedora Updates, Ansible Security, Local Privilege Escalation, Ansible Collection, Fedora Advisory. . Severity: moderate. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Jul 16, 2026 •moderate Fedora