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Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Ansible bundled with IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Spectrum Fusion includes Ansible which could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information (CVE-2021-20180)

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2021-20180
DESCRIPTION:   Ansible could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by disclosure of information in the console log when using the bitbucket_pipeline_variable. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to steal bitbucket_pipeline credentials.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222527 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

CVEID:   CVE-2021-3589
DESCRIPTION:   Foreman Ansible could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by an authorization flaw. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to access hosts through job templates.
CVSS Base score: 6
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/222525 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI2.1

Remediation/Fixes

IBM Spectrum Fusion's version of Ansible has been updated to remediate this vulnerability:

ReleaseLink to Fix
IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI v2.3https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6611399

Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Change History

29 Sep 2022: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
29 September 2022

Initial Publish date:
29 September 2022

UID

ibm16825331