FreeBSD : Ansible -- Ansible user credentials disclosure in ansible-connection module (9a8514f3-2ab8-11ec-b3a1-8c164582fbac)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 154045

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Red Hat reports :

A flaw was found in Ansible Engine's ansible-connection module, where sensitive information such as the Ansible user credentials is disclosed by default in the traceback error message. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 154045

File Name: freebsd_pkg_9a8514f32ab811ecb3a18c164582fbac.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks

Published: 10/13/2021

Updated: 3/16/2022

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-3620

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py310-ansible, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py39-ansible, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py37-ansible2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py38-ansible, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py38-ansible-core, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py310-ansible-core, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py39-ansible2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py39-ansible-core, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py310-ansible-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py310-ansible2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py38-ansible2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py36-ansible-core, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py36-ansible, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py36-ansible-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py37-ansible-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py37-ansible, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py38-ansible-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py39-ansible-base, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py36-ansible2, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:py37-ansible-core

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-3620

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