Information disclosure in ansible (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2020-1739
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 ansible (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU29564

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1739

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to password being exposed to local users when a password is set with the argument "password" of svn module. A local user can read the cmdline file from that particular PID on the procfs and obtain the password.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Alpine package): 2.7.9-r0 - 2.7.16-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ec2f3b6aa9db9937f43c70b5c3caa8fbf7132575
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d4da1926ae91c64e47306a32a4627148900ff3c8
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=457913175597d4cf53123064b576a5527a9aa0de
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=899a908f75043f9a408b168005ecc557d060f15e
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=609712eebaae8fa38739e422702af34deca6e4d0


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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