SB2018110510 - Information disclosure in Red Hat Ansible 



SB2018110510 - Information disclosure in Red Hat Ansible

Published: November 5, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018110510
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16837)

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to Ansible "User" module exposes data passed as parameter to ssh-keygen. A local user with ability to view process list can obtain sensitive information.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.