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title: "CVE-2019-14858\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2019-14858

Publication date 14 October 2019

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.3 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14858?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

A vulnerability was found in Ansible engine 2.x up to 2.8 and Ansible tower
3.x up to 3.5. When a module has an argument\_spec with sub parameters
marked as no\_log, passing an invalid parameter name to the module will
cause the task to fail before the no\_log options in the sub parameters are
processed. As a result, data in the sub parameter fields will not be masked
and will be displayed if Ansible is run with increased verbosity and
present in the module invocation arguments for the task.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14858?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| ansible | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Ignored end of life |
| 19.04 disco | Ignored end of life |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14858?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [john-breton](https://launchpad.net/~john-breton)

Vulnerable code was not introduced until 2.4.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| ansible | * Upstream:   [0fd656e](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/0fd656e9964a91f2e8b1e9bbf78c74661ab9d37b) * Upstream:   [3dfb8e8](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/3dfb8e81bb5f776a6b00c7a90dd087e85b71f8bb) |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.3 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.3 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14858)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14858)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-14858)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14858)

### Other references

* <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1760593>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14858>