medium5.0
CVE-2020-25635
Ansible does not collect garbage after playbook run
Impact
A flaw was found in Ansible Base when using the aws_ssm connection plugin as its garbage collector is not happening after the playbook run is completed. Files would remain in the bucket exposing the data. This issue directly affects data confidentiality.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | ansible | < 2.10.1 | 2.10.1 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat | Ansible | Version 2.10.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-25635
- https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/issues/222
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f556-49jc-4rvc
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25635
- https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.aws/pull/237#issuecomment-1468591094
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2020-220.yaml