Fedora EPEL 8 update for ansible



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2021-3620
CWE-ID CWE-209
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

ansible
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information Exposure Through an Error Message

EUVDB-ID: #VU57422

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3620

CWE-ID: CWE-209 - Information Exposure Through an Error Message

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in the Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module. The Ansible user credentials is disclosed by default in the traceback error message. A remote attacker with ability to intercept traffic can obtain user's credentials.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 8

ansible: before 2.9.27-1.el8

CPE2.3 External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2021-f9c76d4c79


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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