CVE-2019-10217: Infoleak

Published Jul 26, 2019
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Updated

A flaw was found in ansible 2.8.0 before 2.8.4. Fields managing sensitive data should be set as such by nolog feature. Some of these fields in GCP modules are not set properly. serviceaccountcontents() which is common class for all gcp modules is not setting nolog to True. Any sensitive data managed by that function would be leak as an output when running ansible playbooks.

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/ansible-engine<2.8.4
2.8.4
pip/ansible>=2.8.0a1<2.8.4
2.8.4
redhat ansible>=2.8.0<2.8.4

Event History

Nov 25, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:06 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:06 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Oct 12, 2021
Advisory Published
via GitHub·04:31 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID of this flaw?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2019-10217.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2019-10217?

The severity of CVE-2019-10217 is medium.

3

Which software version is affected by CVE-2019-10217?

The affected software version is ansible 2.8.0.

4

How can I fix CVE-2019-10217?

To fix CVE-2019-10217, upgrade ansible to version 2.8.4 or later.

5

Are there any references available for CVE-2019-10217?

Yes, the references for CVE-2019-10217 are available at the following links: [reference 1](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/56269), [reference 2](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/59427), [reference 3](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-stage/pull/7).

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