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.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16837 Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463 Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_engine:2.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:ansible_tower:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND
cpe:2.3:a:suse:package_hub:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2018-10-23 15:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:53


NVD link : CVE-2018-16837

Mitre link : CVE-2018-16837

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-16837


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Products Affected

debian

  • debian_linux

suse

  • package_hub
  • linux_enterprise

redhat

  • ansible_engine
  • ansible_tower
CWE
CWE-214

Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information

CWE-311

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data