CVE-2018-16837
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-16837 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2018-10-23 15:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-311
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Engine | 2.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Tower | 3.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Ansible Tower | 3.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise | 12.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Suse | Linux Enterprise | 12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Package Hub | - | All | All | All |
| Application | Suse | Package Hub | - | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE-2018-16837 - Red Hat Customer Portal | MISC | access.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1858-1: moderate: Security update f | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1: moderate: Security update f | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| 1640642 – (CVE-2018-16837) CVE-2018-16837 Ansible: Information leak in "user" module | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory |
| Ansible CVE-2018-16837 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| USN-4072-1: Ansible vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | UBUNTU | usn.ubuntu.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4396-1 ansible | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1125-1: moderate: Security update f | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [SECURITY] [DLA 1576-1] ansible security update | MLIST | lists.debian.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | access.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.