Debian update for ansible

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU30975

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10156

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to read and manipulate data.

A flaw was discovered in the way Ansible templating was implemented in versions before 2.6.18, 2.7.12 and 2.8.2, causing the possibility of information disclosure through unexpected variable substitution. By taking advantage of unintended variable substitution the content of any variable may be disclosed.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU29029

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1753

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files when managing Kubernetes using the k8s connection plugin. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

3) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU50818

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20228

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to software stores sensitive information into log files in the Ansible Engine|. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

4) Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

EUVDB-ID: #VU47274

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14365

CWE-ID: CWE-347 - Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to #BASIC_IMPACT#.

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine, in ansible-engine 2.8.x before 2.8.15 and ansible-engine 2.9.x before 2.9.13, when installing packages using the dnf module. GPG signatures are ignored during installation even when disable_gpg_check is set to False, which is the default behavior. This flaw leads to malicious packages being installed on the system and arbitrary code executed via package installation scripts. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to integrity and system availability.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

5) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU47115

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14332

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when using module_args. Tasks executed with check mode (--check-mode) do not properly neutralize sensitive data exposed in the event data. This flaw allows unauthorized users to read this data. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

6) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU47114

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14330

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

An Improper Output Neutralization for Logs flaw was found in Ansible when using the uri module, where sensitive data is exposed to content and json output. This flaw allows an attacker to access the logs or outputs of performed tasks to read keys used in playbooks from other users within the uri module. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

7) Use of insufficiently random values

EUVDB-ID: #VU55643

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10729

CWE-ID: CWE-330 - Use of Insufficiently Random Values

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to usegae of insufficiently random values in Ansible. Two random password lookups of the same length generate the equal value as the template caching action for the same file since no re-evaluation happens.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

8) Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere

EUVDB-ID: #VU29022

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10685

CWE-ID: N/A

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists in Ansible Engine when using modules which decrypts vault files such as "assemble", "script", "unarchive", "win_copy", "aws_s3" or "copy modules". A local user can gain unathorized access to sensitive information on the target system.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

9) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU29017

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-10684

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when using "ansible_facts" as a subkey of itself and promoting it to a variable when inject is enabled, overwriting the "ansible_facts" after the clean. A local user can alter the "ansible_facts", such as "ansible_hosts", "users" and any other key data which would lead into privilege escalation or code injection

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

10) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU29566

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1746

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to Ansible discloses the LDAP bind password to stdout or a log file if a playbook task is written using the bind_pw in the parameters field. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Successful exploitation of vulnerability requires that the ldap_attr and ldap_entry community modules are used.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

11) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU30585

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-10206

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

12) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU29028

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1740

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application when using Ansible Vault for editing encrypted files. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

13) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU29564

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1739

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

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

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

14) Path traversal

EUVDB-ID: #VU29024

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1735

CWE-ID: CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform directory traversal attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences. A local administrator can intercept the module, inject a new path, and then choose a new destination path on the controller node.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

15) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU29023

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1733

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when running a playbook with an unprivileged become user. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

16) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU23449

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14904

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when processing zone names within the solaris_zone module. A remote uuser can provide a specially crafted zone name as a parameter to the os.system() call and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

17) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU22872

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14864

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the Splunk and Sumologic callback plugins write sensitive information into log files. A local user with ability to read log files can gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.

18) Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files

EUVDB-ID: #VU33354

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14846

CWE-ID: CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update ansible package to version 2.7.7+dfsg-1+deb10u1.

Vulnerable software versions

ansible (Debian package): 2.7.1+dfsg-1 - 2.7.8+dfsg-1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950

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.