What it is about

Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ist eine End-to-End-Automatisierungsplattform für die Systemkonfiguration, die Softwarebereitstellung und die Orchestrierung erweiterter Workflows. Ein lokaler Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.

Under what conditions?

Only with access to the device or an account on it. Often the second step after a phishing email.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

• beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.4
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Xerox FreeFlow Print Server 9
• Oracle Linux
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5
• Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform <4.14.50

and 13 more

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.14.50
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18.10
• IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5.0 UP11 IF04
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.17.28
• Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.16.40
• Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation 4.17.7
• IBM Storage Scale System 6.1.9.7
• IBM Storage Scale System 6.2.3.0
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain 8.4.0.0
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain 7.10.1.70
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain 7.13.1.40
• Dell PowerProtect Data Domain 8.3.1.10

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.