The User module in Ansible leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lead to undesirable situations such as passphrase credentials being 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.
Find out more about CVE-2018-16837 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 7.8 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity Impact | High |
| Availability Impact | High |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.7 for RHEL 7 (ansible) | RHSA-2018:3463 | 2018-11-05 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7 (ansible) | RHSA-2018:3462 | 2018-11-05 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.5 for RHEL 7 (ansible) | RHSA-2018:3461 | 2018-11-05 |
| Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.6 for RHEL 7 (ansible) | RHSA-2018:3460 | 2018-11-05 |
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