Information Exposure Affecting ansible package, versions <1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-ANSIBLE-367878
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed20 Feb 2020

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2014-4658  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 ansible to version 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ansible package and not the ansible package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.

CVSS Scores

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