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CVE-2018-16837

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.

Published

2018-10-23T15:29:00.607

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:53:24.797

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-214
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-311
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application redhat ansible_engine 2.0 Yes
Application redhat ansible_engine 2.5 Yes
Application redhat ansible_engine 2.6 Yes
Application redhat ansible_engine 2.7 Yes
Application redhat ansible_tower 3.3.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 8.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 9.0 Yes
Application suse package_hub - Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise 12.0 No
References