Ansible Leaks Data Passed to ssh-keygen
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.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2018-16837US | high7.8OT elevated | — | ||
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 paramete… | ||||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.htmlWEB
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.htmlWEB
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.htmlWEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463WEB
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505WEB
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