UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4237

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-4237
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2023/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4237.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-4237
Upstream
Published
2023-10-04T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-14T06:46:27.541388Z
Severity
  • 7.3 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in the Ansible Automation Platform. When creating a new keypair, the ec2_key module prints out the private key directly to the standard output. This flaw allows an attacker to fetch those keys from the log files, compromising the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.1+dfsg-1
1.3.4+dfsg-1
1.4.0+dfsg-1
1.4.1+dfsg-1
1.4.3+dfsg-1
1.4.4+dfsg-1
1.5.4+dfsg-1
1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.9.2+dfsg-2
1.9.4-1

2.*

2.0.0.2-2
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.2
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm1
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm2
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm3
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm4
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm5
2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3+esm6

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.1.0+dfsg-2
2.5.0+dfsg-1
2.5.1+dfsg-1
2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1
2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm1
2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm3
2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm4
2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm5

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.8.3+dfsg-1
2.8.6+dfsg-1
2.9.2+dfsg-1
2.9.4+dfsg-1
2.9.6+dfsg-1
2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / ansible-core

Package

Name
ansible-core
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible-core@2.12.0-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.12.0-1
2.12.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@9.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu5?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

7.*

7.7.0+dfsg-1
7.7.0+dfsg-3

9.*

9.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu4
9.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu5

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / ansible-core

Package

Name
ansible-core
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible-core@2.16.3-0ubuntu2?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.14.9-2
2.14.11-1
2.14.11-2
2.14.13-1
2.16.3-0ubuntu1
2.16.3-0ubuntu2

Ubuntu:25.04 / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@11.2.0+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

9.*

9.2.0+dfsg-0ubuntu5

11.*

11.1.0+dfsg-1
11.2.0+dfsg-1

Ubuntu:25.04 / ansible-core

Package

Name
ansible-core
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible-core@2.18.1-4ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=plucky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.16.3-0ubuntu2
2.18.1-4ubuntu1