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Medium · 4.2 CVE-2018-16859 EUVD-2018-0019GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86rPYSEC-2018-60

Ansible Logs Passwords If PowerShell ScriptBlock is Enabled

Published Nov 29, 2018 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by redhat

Vendor: Red Hat Product: Ansible Package: ansible Package: ansible Ecosystem: Alpine Ecosystem: PyPI

Description

Execution of Ansible playbooks on Windows platforms with PowerShell ScriptBlock logging and Module logging enabled can allow for 'become' passwords to appear in EventLogs in plaintext. A local user with administrator privileges on the machine can view these logs and discover the plaintext password. Ansible Engine 2.8 and older are believed to be vulnerable.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat ansible 2.8 and older —

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.

Red Hat

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 ansible +1 2.5.13-1.el7ae RHSA-2018:3773, RHSA-2018:3772, RHSA-2018:3771

SUSE

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SUSE Package Hub 15 SP1 ansible 2.8.1-bp151.3.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1858-1
SUSE Package Hub 15 ansible 2.7.6-bp150.3.3.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:1125-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:0238-1
SUSE Package Hub 12 ansible 2.7.8-bp150.3.6.1 openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:1125-1
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
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
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 venv-openstack-sahara 7.0.5~dev4-11.28.1 SUSE-SU-2020:3309-1
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

openSUSE

Security tracker ↗
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 15.1 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

Alpine

Security tracker ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.9 ansible 2.7.3-r0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI ansible >= 2.7.0a1, < 2.7.3 2.7.3 GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r
PyPI ansible < 2.5.12 2.5.12 GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r
PyPI ansible >= 2.6.0a1, < 2.6.9 2.6.9 GHSA-v735-2pp6-h86r
PyPI ansible >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.4 · >= 2.7.5, < 2.8.1 · < 2.5.13 · >= 2.6.0, < 2.6.10 2.7.4, 2.8.1, 2.5.13, 2.6.10 PYSEC-2018-60

Advisories 16

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