CVE-2018-16837
Published: 23 October 2018
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
ansible Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
bionic |
Released
(2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1)
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
eoan |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
trusty |
Needed
|
|
upstream |
Released
(2.8.0)
|
|
xenial |
Released
(2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(2.7.5+dfsg-1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/a0aa53d1a1d6075a7ae98ace138712ee6cb45ae4.patch |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |