CVE-2018-16837

HIGH

Ansible 2.7.0a1-2.7.0 - Sensitive Information Exposure via ssh-keygen Parameter Leak

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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 (14)

Core 14
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505
Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0035
EPSS Percentile 27.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-214 CWE-311
Status published
Products (9)
debian/debian_linux 8.0
debian/debian_linux 9.0
pypi/ansible 2.7.0a1 - 2.7.1PyPI
redhat/ansible_engine 2.0
redhat/ansible_engine 2.5
redhat/ansible_engine 2.6
redhat/ansible_engine 2.7
redhat/ansible_tower 3.3.0
suse/package_hub
Published Oct 23, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026