SB2019031811 - Red Hat update for ansible
Published: March 18, 2019 Updated: March 18, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019031811
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote 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-2018-16876)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software does not honor the no_log flag for failed tasks with vvv+ mode enabled. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted request to a targeted system via a connection plug-in that is designed to trigger connection exceptions, which could cause task information to be logged and access sensitive information, which could be used to conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.