Information disclosure in Ansible - CVE-2019-14864
Published: November 20, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22872
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2019-14864
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Red Hat Inc.
Affected software:
Ansible
Ansible
Detailed vulnerability 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14864
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3925
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/v2.7.15/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.7.rst
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1764148
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3926
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3927
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3928