Critical Local Privilege Escalation Fix for Ansible Collection in Fedora

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Critical Local Privilege Escalation Fix for Ansible Collection in Fedora

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ThreatCluster •July 18, 2026 at 07:39 UTC

•CVE-2026-11837 allows local privilege escalation via ansible.posix authorized_key.
•Fedora 43 and 44 users must update to version 2.2.1 to mitigate the vulnerability.
•The vulnerability was published on June 10, 2026, highlighting its critical nature.

On July 8, 2026, an update was released for the ansible-collection-ansible-posix in Fedora 43 and 44 to address CVE-2026-11837, a critical local privilege escalation vulnerability. This vulnerability allows attackers to exploit the ansible.posix authorized_key module through symlink-following chown, potentially leading to unauthorized access. The update, version 2.2.1, fixes bug rhbz#2479556 and mitigates the risks associated with CVE-2026-11837. Users of Fedora 43 and 44 are urged to apply the update immediately to protect against potential exploitation. The vulnerability was published on June 10, 2026, and affects both Fedora 43 and 44 systems. The fix can be installed using the 'dnf' update program. Security professionals should monitor for any signs of exploitation related to this CVE.

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2026-06-10

CVE-2026-11837 published

CVE-2026-11837 disclosed, detailing a local privilege escalation vulnerability in ansible.posix.

2026-07-08

Update released for Fedora 43 and 44

Fedora released ansible-collection-ansible-posix version 2.2.1 to fix CVE-2026-11837.

2026-07-17

Critical fix announcement

Linuxsecurity reported on the critical fix for CVE-2026-11837, urging immediate updates.

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CVE-2026-11837

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CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Technique (1)

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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CVE-2026-11837 targets Linux
T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation targets Linux
CVE-2026-11837 related to CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

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