SB2020102016 - Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in ansible-base (Alpine package)
Published: October 20, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020102016
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14846)
The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.
Ansible, all ansible_engine-2.x versions and ansible_engine-3.x up to ansible_engine-3.5, was logging at the DEBUG level which lead to a disclosure of credentials if a plugin used a library that logged credentials at the DEBUG level. This flaw does not affect Ansible modules, as those are executed in a separate process.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.