Bug 1925002 (CVE-2021-20228) - CVE-2021-20228 ansible: basic.py no_log with fallback option
Summary: CVE-2021-20228 ansible: basic.py no_log with fallback option
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Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: CVE-2021-20228
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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medium
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1925006 1925007 1925009 1925010 1927178 1962577
Blocks: 1921897
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Reported: 2021-02-04 07:31 UTC by Tapas Jena
Modified: 2021-11-21 20:41 UTC (History)
27 users (show)

Fixed In Version: ansible-engine 2.9.18
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A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine, 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.
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Last Closed: 2021-02-24 19:02:39 UTC
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Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2021:0663 0 None None None 2021-02-24 17:46:23 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHSA-2021:0664 0 None None None 2021-02-24 17:47:06 UTC

Description Tapas Jena 2021-02-04 07:31:36 UTC 
The return value of a specific module i.e. basic.py of ansible engine is not being masked by default while using the fallback sub-option.The return value may contain sensitive info like secret Or Credentials.
Comment 5 Tapas Jena 2021-02-10 09:59:20 UTC 
External References:

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/73487
Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2021-02-24 17:46:20 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 8
  Red Hat Ansible Engine 2 for RHEL 7

Via RHSA-2021:0663 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0663
Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2021-02-24 17:47:04 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 8
  Red Hat Ansible Engine 2.9 for RHEL 7

Via RHSA-2021:0664 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:0664
Comment 8 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-02-24 19:02:39 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-20228
Comment 9 errata-xmlrpc 2021-04-06 13:20:53 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 for RHEL 7

Via RHSA-2021:1079 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:1079
Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2021-06-01 13:23:46 UTC 
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  Red Hat Virtualization Engine 4.4
  Red Hat Virtualization 4 Tools for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2021:2180 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:2180
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