CVE-2014-4658
published 2020-02-20CVE-2014-4658: The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
0.41%
34.0th percentile
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | ansible | < ansible 1.5.5+dfsg-1 (bookworm) | ansible 1.5.5+dfsg-1 (bookworm) |
| redhat | ansible | < 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5+dfsg-1 | 1.5.5+dfsg-1 |
| redhat | ansible | >= 0 < 1.5.5 | 1.5.5 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable
ghsa·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-4658 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable
Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
OSV
Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable
osv·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-4658 [MEDIUM] Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable
Ansible Sensitive Files Are Locally Readable
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
OSV
CVE-2014-4658: The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1
osv·2020-02-20·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4658 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4658: The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
Red Hat
ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information
vendor_redhat·2014-04-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4658 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information
ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
A flaw was found in ansible. The vault subsystem does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data confidentiality.
Package: ansible (CloudForms Management Engine 5) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Ansible Engine 2) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red Hat Ansible Tower 3) - Not affected
Package: ansible (Red H
Debian
CVE-2014-4658: ansible - The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creati...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4658 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4658: ansible - The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creati...
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.5.5+dfsg-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-05-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4658 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information [fedora-all]
CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpk
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information [epel-all]
bugzilla·2020-05-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4658 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information [epel-all]
CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg co
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information
bugzilla·2020-05-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2014-4658 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information
CVE-2014-4658 ansible: incorrect umask mode before creating/editing vault subsystem allows allows exposure of sensitive key information
The vault subsystem in Ansible before 1.5.5 does not set the umask before creation or modification of a vault file, which allows local users to obtain sensitive key information by reading a file.
References:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/release1.5.5/CHANGELOG.md
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68233
Discussion:
Created ansible tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1831260]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1831259]
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Red Hat CloudForms 5.10 (4.7) and 5.11 (5.0) do not ship `ansible` package, it is provided by the official Ansible repository.
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This is a bug for Ansible 1.5.4 and previous versions, really old, and fixed on 1
2020-02-20
Published