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PYSEC-2020-4

Quick fix

PYSEC-2020-4 — ansible: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'ansible>=2.8.14'

Details

A flaw was found in the Ansible Engine when using module_args. Tasks executed with check mode (--check-mode) do not properly neutralize sensitive data exposed in the event data. This flaw allows unauthorized users to read this data. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality.

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Affected packages

PyPI/ansible

Introduced in: 2.8.0Fixed in: 2.8.14

Fixpip install --upgrade 'ansible>=2.8.14'

References

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/71033[WEB]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-14332[REPORT]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j667-c2hm-f2wp[ADVISORY]