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CVE-2018-16837 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00021.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00077.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00020.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105700 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3460 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3461 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3462 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3463 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3505 Vendor Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2018-16837 Vendor Advisory 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16837 Issue Tracking  Vendor Advisory 
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00012.html Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4072-1/
https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4396 Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-311 Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-214 Invocation of Process Using Visible Sensitive Information Red Hat, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16837
NVD Published Date:
10/23/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2019
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.