Security Bulletin
Summary
IBM Spectrum Fusion includes Ansible which could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the ansible-connection module (CVE-2021-3620)
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-3620
DESCRIPTION: Red Hat Ansible Engine could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the ansible-connection module. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain user credentials from the traceback error message and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.5
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/221032 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)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI | 2.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
| Release | Link to Fix |
| IBM Spectrum Fusion HCI v2.3 | https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6611399 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
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
ibm16825343