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High DSA-4396-1 5 CVEs

ansible - security update

Published Feb 19, 2019 · Updated Mar 9, 2026

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Debian · 9 ansible 2.2.1.0-2+deb9u1

Vulnerabilities 5

  • High 7.8

    Ansible Arbitrary Code Execution

    A flaw was found in ansible. ansible.cfg is read from the current working directory which can be altered to make it point to a plugin or a module path under the control of an attacker, thus allowing the attacker to execute arbitrary code.

  • High 7.8

    Ansible Leaks Data Passed to ssh-keygen

    Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials in clear text form f…

  • Medium 5.9

    Ansible exposes sensitive data in log files and on the terminal

    Ansible 2.5 prior to 2.5.5, and 2.4 prior to 2.4.5, do not honor the no_log task flag for failed tasks. When the no_log flag has been used to protect sensitive data passed to a task from being logged, and that task does not run successfully, Ansible will expo…

  • Medium 4.2

    Ansible Path Traversal vulnerability

    Ansible fetch module before versions 2.5.15, 2.6.14, 2.7.8 has a path traversal vulnerability which allows copying and overwriting files outside of the specified destination in the local ansible controller host, by not restricting an absolute path.

  • Low 3.1

    Ansible sensitive information disclosure

    ansible before versions 2.5.14, 2.6.11, 2.7.5 is vulnerable to a information disclosure flaw in vvv+ mode with no_log on that can lead to leakage of sensible data.