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High · 7.8 CVE-2018-16837 EUVD-2018-0017GHSA-hwrm-63v2-42g4PYSEC-2018-44

Ansible Leaks Data Passed to ssh-keygen

Published Oct 23, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Description

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 for every user which have access just to the process list.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
[UNKNOWN] Ansible — —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 ansible 2.7.1+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 ansible 2.7.1+dfsg-1 —
Debian 12 ansible 2.7.1+dfsg-1 —
Debian 9 ansible 2.2.1.0-2+deb9u1 DSA-4396-1
Debian 8 ansible 1.7.2+dfsg-2+deb8u1 DLA-1576-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS ansible 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 USN-4072-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS ansible 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3 USN-4072-1
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ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS ansible No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat OpenStack 14 ansible 2.6.11-1.el7ae RHSA-2019:0590
Red Hat OpenStack 13 ansible 2.6.11-1.el7ae RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 openstack-selinux 0.8.17-2.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 os-apply-config 8.3.1-0.20180831234255.be699ba.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python-barbicanclient +1 4.6.0-2.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python-docker 2.4.2-2.el7 RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python-heat-tests-tempest +1 0.1.1-0.20180514163845.9d99219.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python-manila +3 1:6.0.2-5.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python-novajoin 1.0.22-1.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python-openstackclient +2 3.14.3-2.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python-openstacksdk +1 0.11.3-2.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python-vmware-nsxlib +2 12.0.4-3.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python2-ec2-api +2 6.0.1-0.20181123223255.1e25260.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 python2-tempest +3 1:18.0.0-6.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat OpenStack 13 rhosp-release 13.0.5-1.el7ost RHSA-2019:0564
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 ansible +1 2.5.11-1.el7ae RHSA-2018:3463, RHSA-2018:3462, RHSA-2018:3461
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP3 ansible 2.9.21-bp153.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:0081-1
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1 ansible 2.8.1-bp151.3.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1858-1
SUSE Package Hub 15 ansible 2.7.8-bp150.3.6.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:1125-1
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Package Hub 12 ansible 2.7.8-bp150.3.6.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:1125-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 ansible 2.9.14-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 crowbar-core 5.0+git.1600432272.b3ad722f0-3.44.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 crowbar-openstack 5.0+git.1599037158.5c4d07480-4.43.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 documentation-suse-openstack-cloud-deployment +3 8.20201007-1.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 grafana 6.7.4-4.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 grafana-natel-discrete-panel 0.0.9-3.3.6 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-cinder-doc 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-monasca-installer 20190923_16.32-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-neutron-doc 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 openstack-nova-doc 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-Django 1.11.29-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-Pillow 4.2.1-3.9.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-keystoneclient 3.13.1-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-keystonemiddleware 4.17.1-5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-kombu 4.1.0-3.7.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-straight-plugin 1.5.0-1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 python-urllib3 1.22-5.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 release-notes-suse-openstack-cloud 8.20200922-3.23.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 rubygem-crowbar-client 3.9.3-1.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 storm 1.2.3-3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ansible 2.9.14-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-ansible 8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-cinder 8.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-glance 8.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-mq 8.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-nova 8.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 ardana-osconfig 8.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 documentation-suse-openstack-cloud-user +8 8.20201007-1.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 grafana 6.7.4-4.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 grafana-natel-discrete-panel 0.0.9-3.3.6 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-cinder-doc 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-monasca-installer 20190923_16.32-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-neutron-doc 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 openstack-nova-doc 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-Django 1.11.29-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-Flask-Cors 3.0.3-3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-Pillow 4.2.1-3.9.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-ardana-packager 0.0.3-7.7.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-keystoneclient 3.13.1-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-keystonemiddleware 4.17.1-5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-kombu 4.1.0-3.7.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-straight-plugin 1.5.0-1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 python-urllib3 1.22-5.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 release-notes-suse-openstack-cloud 8.20200922-3.23.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 storm 1.2.3-3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-aodh 5.1.1~dev7-12.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-barbican 5.0.2~dev3-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-ceilometer 9.0.8~dev7-12.26.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-14.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-designate 5.0.3~dev7-12.27.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-freezer 5.0.0.0~xrc2~dev2-10.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-glance 15.0.3~dev3-12.27.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-heat 9.0.8~dev22-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-horizon 12.0.5~dev3-14.32.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-ironic 9.1.8~dev8-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-keystone 12.0.4~dev11-11.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-magnum 5.0.2_5.0.2_5.0.2~dev31-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-manila 5.1.1~dev5-12.33.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-monasca 2.2.2~dev1-11.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-monasca-ceilometer 1.5.1_1.5.1_1.5.1~dev3-8.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-murano 4.0.2~dev2-12.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-13.32.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-11.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-octavia 1.0.6~dev3-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
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SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-swift 2.15.2_2.15.2_2.15.2~dev32-11.21.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-trove 8.0.2~dev2-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ansible 2.9.14-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-ansible 8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-cinder 8.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-glance 8.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-mq 8.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-nova 8.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 ardana-osconfig 8.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-user +5 8.20201007-1.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 grafana 6.7.4-4.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 grafana-natel-discrete-panel 0.0.9-3.3.6 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-cinder-doc 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-monasca-installer 20190923_16.32-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-neutron-doc 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 openstack-nova-doc 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-Django 1.11.29-3.19.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-Flask-Cors 3.0.3-3.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-Pillow 4.2.1-3.9.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-ardana-packager 0.0.3-7.7.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-keystoneclient 3.13.1-3.3.2 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-keystonemiddleware 4.17.1-5.3.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-kombu 4.1.0-3.7.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 python-urllib3 1.22-5.12.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 release-notes-hpe-helion-openstack 8.20200922-3.23.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 storm 1.2.3-3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-aodh 5.1.1~dev7-12.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-barbican 5.0.2~dev3-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-ceilometer 9.0.8~dev7-12.26.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-cinder 11.2.3~dev29-14.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-designate 5.0.3~dev7-12.27.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-freezer 5.0.0.0~xrc2~dev2-10.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-glance 15.0.3~dev3-12.27.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-heat 9.0.8~dev22-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-horizon-hpe 12.0.5~dev3-14.32.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-ironic 9.1.8~dev8-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-keystone 12.0.4~dev11-11.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-magnum 5.0.2_5.0.2_5.0.2~dev31-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-manila 5.1.1~dev5-12.33.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-monasca 2.2.2~dev1-11.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-monasca-ceilometer 1.5.1_1.5.1_1.5.1~dev3-8.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-murano 4.0.2~dev2-12.24.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-neutron 11.0.9~dev69-13.32.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-nova 16.1.9~dev76-11.30.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-octavia 1.0.6~dev3-12.29.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-sahara 7.0.5~dev4-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-swift 2.15.2_2.15.2_2.15.2~dev32-11.21.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 venv-openstack-trove 8.0.2~dev2-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-10 10.6.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14536-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-11 11.11.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:15605-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-12 12.2.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:15753-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-13 13.7.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10944-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-14 14.6.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:12447-1
openSUSE Tumbleweed ansible-9 9.8.0-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:14244-1
openSUSE Leap 15.3 ansible 2.9.21-bp153.2.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2022:0081-1
openSUSE Leap 15.1 ansible 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1
openSUSE Leap 15.0 ansible 2.7.8-bp150.3.6.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:1125-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.9 ansible 2.7.1-r0 —
Alpine v3.8 ansible 2.5.11-r0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI ansible >= 2.7.0a1, < 2.7.1 2.7.1 GHSA-hwrm-63v2-42g4
PyPI ansible >= 2.6.0a1, < 2.6.7 2.6.7 GHSA-hwrm-63v2-42g4
PyPI ansible < 2.5.11 2.5.11 GHSA-hwrm-63v2-42g4
PyPI ansible >= 2.7, < 2.7.1 · >= 2.6, < 2.6.7 · < 2.5.11 2.7.1, 2.6.7, 2.5.11 PYSEC-2018-44

Advisories 21

References