CVE-2021-20228
Description
A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine 2.9.18, where sensitive info is not masked by default and is not protected by the no_log feature when using the sub-option feature of the basic.py module. This flaw allows an attacker to obtain sensitive information. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20228
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20228
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73487
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73492
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73493
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73494
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/49ebd509df9de1c1fc1bcee00e79a835dd00662c
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/e41d1f0a3fd6c466192e7e24accd3d1c6501111b
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/f8ff395d817c3eddc050f809919c15dfb5796120
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1925002
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5rrg-rr89-x9mv
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2021-1.yaml
- https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20228.html
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.