#VU29564 Information disclosure in Ansible - CVE-2020-1739 

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#VU29564 Information disclosure in Ansible - CVE-2020-1739

Published: July 7, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU29564
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-1739
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Ansible
Software vendor:
Red Hat Inc.

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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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