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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16837

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16837 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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 Scores

CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13ansible0, 0, 0
Debian:11ansible0, 0, 0
Debian:14ansible0, 0, 0
Debian:12ansible0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 23, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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