CVE-2018-16837
Publication date 23 October 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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ansible | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Not affected
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20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 · High |
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 |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4072-1
- Ansible vulnerabilities
- 24 July 2019