SB2018120430 - Ansible Engine 2 update for ansible
Published: December 4, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018120430
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16859)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker with administrative privileges to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to the plaintext exposure of “become” passwords when Ansible playbooks are executed on a Windows system with PowerShell scriptblock logging and module logging. A local attacker can discover the plaintext password that can be used to conduct further attacks.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.