VDB
CVE-2018-16837
CVE-2018-16837
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.02% · 7.1th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.02%
7.1th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | ansible | 0, 1.1+dfsg-1, 1.3.4+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ansible | 0, 1.9.2+dfsg-2, 1.9.4-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | ansible | 2.3.1.0+dfsg-2, 2.5.0+dfsg-1, 2.5.1+dfsg-1 |
Timeline
- Oct 23, 2018 CVE Published
- Oct 3, 2019 CVE Updated
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 5, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16837 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/47436 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4072-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16837 third-party-advisory