Information Exposure Through Log Files Affecting ansible package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-ANSIBLE-4415331
  • published26 Mar 2023
  • disclosed15 Jan 2021

Introduced: 15 Jan 2021

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

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 ansible.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible package and not the ansible package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 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 Scores

version 3.1