CVE catalog
CVE-2018-16837
ansible: CVE-2018-16837
- Severity
- High · CVSS 7.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.36% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | sid | 14.4.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | forky | 14.0.0+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | trixie | 12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | ansible | bookworm | 7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.3.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.3+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.4.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | pro | 1.5.4+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 1.9.2+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 1.9.4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 18.04 | 2.3.1.0+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 18.04 | 2.5.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 18.04 | 2.5.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ansible | 18.04 | 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | fixed |
| Suse | ansible | package hub 15 sp1 | 2.8.1-bp151.3.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | ansible | package hub 12 | 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 | fixed |
| Suse | ansible | package hub 15 | 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ansible | leap 15.0 | 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | ansible | leap 15.1 | 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 | fixed |
| Alpine | ansible | 3.8 | 2.5.11-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | ansible | 3.9 | 2.7.1-r0 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ansible | source | sid | 2.7.1+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [912297] |
| Debian | ansible | source | forky | 2.7.1+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [912297] |
| Debian | ansible | source | trixie | 2.7.1+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [912297] |
| Debian | ansible | source | bookworm | 2.7.1+dfsg-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [912297] |
| Ubuntu | ansible | deb | 16.04 | 2.0.0.2-2ubuntu1.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16837 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | ansible | deb | 18.04 | 2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16837 | Not reported |
| Suse | ansible | rpm | package hub 15 sp1 | 2.8.1-bp151.3.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1858-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | ansible | rpm | package hub 12 | 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | ansible | rpm | package hub 15 | 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ansible | rpm | leap 15.0 | 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | ansible | rpm | leap 15.1 | 2.8.1-bp150.3.9.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ansible | apk | 3.8 | 2.5.11-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-16837 | Not reported |
| Alpine | ansible | apk | 3.9 | 2.7.1-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2018-16837 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ansible]Unknown
Details (2)
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.7.1+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
7.7.0+dfsg-3+deb12u1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
2.7.1+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · bookworm; dsa · ansible · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [ansible]Unknown
Details (2)
12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.7.1+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · 13
12.0.0+dfsg-0+deb13u1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
2.7.1+dfsg-1dsa · ansible · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2019_1125-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2018-16837]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16837]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1576-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16837]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1635-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1858-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16837]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2018/cve-2018-16837.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2018/wid-sec-w-2024-3599.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]