Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Container Release Update
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building, deploying and managing IT automation at scale. IT Managers can provide top-down guidelines on how automation is applied to individual teams, while automation developers retain the freedom to write tasks that leverage existing knowledge without the overhead. Ansible Automation Platform makes it possible for users across an organization to share, vet, and manage automation content by means of a simple, powerful, and agentless language. Security Fix(es): * ansible-lightspeed-container: Jinja sandbox breakout through attr filter selecting format method (CVE-2025-27516) * ansible-lightspeed-container: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in django.utils.text.wrap() (CVE-2025-26699) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Update(s) and Fix(es): * Legacy Controller API info link on the Controller redirect page is now fixed (AAP-41510) * AAP Backups no longer fail when writing yaml to the PVC on Openshift clusters with Openshift Virtualization installed (AAP-28609) * The ansible.controller collection has been updated to 4.6.10 * The ansible.platform collection has been updated to 2.5.20250326
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The vulnerability CVE-2025-26699 affects the django.utils.text.wrap() function used in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5, potentially enabling denial-of-service conditions. This is a known issue tracked under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) and CWE-1336. Red Hat has released an official security advisory (RHSA-2025:3160 and RHSA-2025:3162) providing patches and updates to mitigate this vulnerability. The affected product versions include Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 across multiple architectures. The advisory also addresses another critical vulnerability involving Jinja sandbox breakout (CVE-2025-27516).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition in the affected Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 installations by exploiting the django.utils.text.wrap() function. This may disrupt automation workflows and impact availability of the automation platform. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The severity is rated as high by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official patches and updates for Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the updates provided in Red Hat Security Advisories RHSA-2025:3160 and RHSA-2025:3162. The updates include fixed versions of python3.11-django and related components. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official fixes.
Red Hat Security Advisory: Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 Container Release Update
Description
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building, deploying and managing IT automation at scale. IT Managers can provide top-down guidelines on how automation is applied to individual teams, while automation developers retain the freedom to write tasks that leverage existing knowledge without the overhead. Ansible Automation Platform makes it possible for users across an organization to share, vet, and manage automation content by means of a simple, powerful, and agentless language. Security Fix(es): * ansible-lightspeed-container: Jinja sandbox breakout through attr filter selecting format method (CVE-2025-27516) * ansible-lightspeed-container: Potential denial-of-service vulnerability in django.utils.text.wrap() (CVE-2025-26699) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Update(s) and Fix(es): * Legacy Controller API info link on the Controller redirect page is now fixed (AAP-41510) * AAP Backups no longer fail when writing yaml to the PVC on Openshift clusters with Openshift Virtualization installed (AAP-28609) * The ansible.controller collection has been updated to 4.6.10 * The ansible.platform collection has been updated to 2.5.20250326
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
The vulnerability CVE-2025-26699 affects the django.utils.text.wrap() function used in Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5, potentially enabling denial-of-service conditions. This is a known issue tracked under CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) and CWE-1336. Red Hat has released an official security advisory (RHSA-2025:3160 and RHSA-2025:3162) providing patches and updates to mitigate this vulnerability. The affected product versions include Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 for RHEL 8 and RHEL 9 across multiple architectures. The advisory also addresses another critical vulnerability involving Jinja sandbox breakout (CVE-2025-27516).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a denial-of-service condition in the affected Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 installations by exploiting the django.utils.text.wrap() function. This may disrupt automation workflows and impact availability of the automation platform. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The severity is rated as high by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official patches and updates for Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the updates provided in Red Hat Security Advisories RHSA-2025:3160 and RHSA-2025:3162. The updates include fixed versions of python3.11-django and related components. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official fixes.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:3160
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-27516"]
Threat ID: 6a1f4e89e29bf47b500838dc
Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:43:37 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 22:54:31 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 85
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