CVE-2014-4660 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-4660: Ansible before 1.5.5 constructs filenames containing user and password fields on the basis of deb lines in sources.list, which might allow local users to obtain sensitive credential information in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging existence of a file that uses the "deb http://user:pass@serve

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-4660 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ansible→ fixed in1.5.5+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ansible
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ansible→ fixed in1.5.5+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ansible
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ansible→ fixed in1.5.5+dfsg-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ansible
```

Are YOU affected by CVE-2014-4660?

5-second check on your actual server. Reads /etc/os-release, uname -r, and the distro's package manager; matches against this same cross-source index live.

curl https://mindsparkstack.com/scan.sh | bash

Form-based quickscan View on NVD

Continuous monitoring beats manual checking

CVE-2014-4660dropped silently in your distro's update channel. Every new CVE is the same story. StackPatch runs the matcher hourly against all 5 sources and emails the exact remediation when something new applies to one of your servers. $99 lifetime, 50 founder seats, 30-day refund.

See StackPatch ($99 lifetime)