Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting ansible package, versions <0:2.9.18-1.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-ANSIBLE-1696826
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed26 May 2021

Introduced: 26 May 2021

CVE-2021-20191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-532  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ansible to version 0:2.9.18-1.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2021-1613.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible package and not the ansible package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in ansible. Credentials, such as secrets, are being disclosed in console log by default and not protected by no_log feature when using those modules. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. Versions before ansible 2.9.18 are affected.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1