Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALASANSIBLE2-2023-003
Advisory Release Date: 2023-08-21 21:01 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2023-09-25 22:13 Pacific
A flaw was found in several ansible modules, where parameters containing credentials, such as secrets, were being logged in plain-text on managed nodes, as well as being made visible on the controller node when run in verbose mode. These parameters were not protected by the no_log feature. An attacker can take advantage of this information to steal those credentials, provided when they have access to the log files containing them. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality. This flaw affects Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform in versions before 1.2.2 and Ansible Tower in versions before 3.8.2. (CVE-2021-3447)
Affected Packages:
ansible
Note:
This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 - Ansible2 Extra. Visit this page to learn more about Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Extras and this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.
Issue Correction:
Run yum update ansible to update your system.
noarch:
ansible-2.9.20-1.amzn2.noarch
ansible-doc-2.9.20-1.amzn2.noarch
src:
ansible-2.9.20-1.amzn2.src