Package: ansible
Version: 1.7.2+dfsg-2
X-Debbugs-CC: t...@security.debian.org
Severity: grave
Tags: security

Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for ansible.

CVE-2018-16837[0]:
| 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.

If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-16837
    https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-16837


Regards,

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