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CVE-2018-16837
Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html
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Affected Vendor
[UNKNOWN]
View all reports →Affected Software
Ansible
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 23rd, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.