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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1576-1] ansible security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
2.1
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that there was a potential SSH passphrase disclosure vulnerability in the ansible configuration management system, The 'User' module leaked data that was passed as a parameter to the ssh-keygen(1) utility, thus revealing any credentials in cleartext form in the global process list.
Affected Software
Affected Software
ansible on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', this issue has been fixed in ansible version 1.7.2+dfsg-2+deb8u1. We recommend that you upgrade your ansible packages.