Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data Affecting ansible package, versions <2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1804-ANSIBLE-450874
- published28 Oct 2018
- disclosed23 Oct 2018
Introduced: 23 Oct 2018
CVE-2018-16837 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 ansible to version 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 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:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials in clear text form for every user which have access just to the process list.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-16837
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16837
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16837
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16837
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/