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
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
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.