Use of Hard-coded Credentials Affecting ansible package, versions <0:2.2.1.0-2.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-ANSIBLE-5397007
  • published1 Apr 2023
  • disclosed31 May 2016

Introduced: 31 May 2016

CVE-2016-4457  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-798  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 ansible to version 0:2.2.1.0-2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:1367.

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.

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