PYSEC-2018-44: ansible fixed in 2.7.1, 2.6.7 and 2.5.11

PYSEC-2018-44 PUBLISHED

Record from OSV · Published October 23, 2018

ansible is fixed in 2.7.1, 2.6.7 and 2.5.11 (PyPI)

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.

Fixed versions

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Package	Ecosystem	Fixed in
ansible	PyPI	2.7.1, 2.6.7, 2.5.11

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
PyPI	ansible	2.5.0rc2, 1.3.3, 2.7

Timeline

Oct 23, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 22, 2024 CVE Updated
May 1, 2026 Distribution Patch (6 in total, the first dated here)
May 1, 2026 Security Advisory (6 in total, the first dated here)

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vulnetix vdb fixes PYSEC-2018-44

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  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/PYSEC-2018-44/fixes/registry"

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