CVE-2021-3701 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2021-3701: A flaw was found in ansible-runner where the default temporary files configuration in ansible-2.0.0 are written to world R/W locations. This flaw allows an attacker to pre-create the directory, resulting in reading private information or forcing ansible-runner to write files as the legitimate user i

Affects 2 Linux releases across 2 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2021-3701 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ansible-runner→ fixed in2.1.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ansible-runner
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

ansible-runner→ fixed in2.1.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y ansible-runner
```

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