Vulnerability in [Unknown] Ansible
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 · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- [Unknown] Ansible
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Ansible Engine — versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.6
- Red Hat Ansible Tower — versions 3.3.0
- SUSE Linux Enterprise — versions 12.0
- SUSE Package Hub
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16837?
- CVE-2018-16837 is a high-severity vulnerability in [Unknown] Ansible, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16837?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.