CVE-2021-3620 Ansible discloses sensitive information in traceback error message
Ansible Engine discloses sensitive user credentials in traceback error messages, allowing attackers to read confidential data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2021-3620?
CVE-2021-3620 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Enterprise Linux, published on 3 Mar 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-209
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3620?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including ansible. It affects 9 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
ansible PyPI | All versions | 2.9.27 |
ansible PyPI | All versions | 2.9.27 |
ansible PyPI | All versions | 2.9.27 |
Linux distribution packages (15)
ansible Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.0::el8 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el8ap |
ansible-core Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.0::el8 | All versions | 0:2.11.6-1.el8ap |
ansible-test Red Hat:ansible_automation_platform:2.0::el8 | All versions | 0:2.11.6-1.el8ap |
ansible Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.9::el7 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el7ae |
ansible-test Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.9::el7 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el7ae |
ansible Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.9::el8 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el8ae |
ansible-test Red Hat:ansible_engine:2.9::el8 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el8ae |
ansible Red Hat:ansible_engine:2::el7 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el7ae |
ansible-test Red Hat:ansible_engine:2::el7 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el7ae |
ansible Red Hat:ansible_engine:2::el8 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el8ae |
ansible-test Red Hat:ansible_engine:2::el8 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el8ae |
ansible Red Hat:rhev_hypervisor:4.4::el8 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el8ae |
ovirt-ansible-collection Red Hat:rhev_hypervisor:4.4::el8 | All versions | 0:1.6.5-1.el8ev |
ansible Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:2.9.27-1.el8ae |
ovirt-ansible-collection Red Hat:rhev_manager:4.4:el8 | All versions | 0:1.6.5-1.el8ev |
Products include Redhat Ansible Automation Platform Early Access, Redhat Ansible Engine, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux for Power Little Endian, Redhat Openstack, Redhat Virtualization and 3 more.
How do I fix CVE-2021-3620?
Upgrade ansible to 2.9.27 or later.
Is CVE-2021-3620 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3620 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3620, GHSA-4r65-35qq-ch8j, MGASA-2021-0487, PYSEC-2022-164, RHSA-2021:3871, RHSA-2021:3872 and 3 more.