gsd-2018-16837
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
Ansible "User" module leaks any data which is passed on as a parameter to ssh-keygen. This could lean in undesirable situations such as passphrases credentials passed as a parameter for the ssh-keygen executable. Showing those credentials in clear text form for every user which have access just to the process list.
Aliases
Aliases
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