SB2019082330 - Input validation error in ansible (Alpine package)
Published: August 23, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019082330
CSH Severity
Medium
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 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10206)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.
ansible-playbook -k and ansible cli tools, all versions 2.8.x before 2.8.4, all 2.7.x before 2.7.13 and all 2.6.x before 2.6.19, prompt passwords by expanding them from templates as they could contain special characters. Passwords should be wrapped to prevent templates trigger and exposing them.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=c2ee36626b02eea017fc2f4b14191904f952bc5d
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b60d8b5c9d3dc25f386bae243a6153b3d4909567
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6b30494af214be58009a464982e5f9bd4927e635
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0a567245f3079886830dc952c86c95d8f6b1c9de
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=182478667066cdb118bb935c36c2ec0b92b0c70f