Red Hat Security Advisory: ansible-core bug fix, enhancement, and security update
A security update for ansible-core addresses a possible information leak vulnerability (CVE-2024-0690) in tasks that ignore the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration. This vulnerability could allow sensitive information to be exposed unintentionally during task execution. The update to ansible-core version 2. 16. 3 includes this security fix along with other bug fixes and enhancements. The issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related distributions. Red Hat has rated the security impact as moderate and has released updated packages to remediate the vulnerability.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2024-0690 is a vulnerability in ansible-core where tasks that ignore the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration may cause a possible information leak. Ansible is a configuration management and deployment tool that operates over SSH without requiring agents on remote nodes. The vulnerability relates to improper handling of logging suppression, potentially exposing sensitive data. Red Hat has released ansible-core version 2.16.3 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to fix this issue, along with rebuilding the package with Python 3.12 and other bug fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unintended disclosure of sensitive information during Ansible task execution if the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG setting is ignored. This may expose confidential data in logs or output, potentially increasing the risk of information leakage in environments using affected versions of ansible-core on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official fix in ansible-core version 2.16.3 that addresses this information leak vulnerability. Users should apply the update to their Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems as soon as possible. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:3043 and related documentation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Red Hat Security Advisory: ansible-core bug fix, enhancement, and security update
Description
A security update for ansible-core addresses a possible information leak vulnerability (CVE-2024-0690) in tasks that ignore the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration. This vulnerability could allow sensitive information to be exposed unintentionally during task execution. The update to ansible-core version 2. 16. 3 includes this security fix along with other bug fixes and enhancements. The issue affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related distributions. Red Hat has rated the security impact as moderate and has released updated packages to remediate the vulnerability.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-0690 is a vulnerability in ansible-core where tasks that ignore the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration may cause a possible information leak. Ansible is a configuration management and deployment tool that operates over SSH without requiring agents on remote nodes. The vulnerability relates to improper handling of logging suppression, potentially exposing sensitive data. Red Hat has released ansible-core version 2.16.3 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 to fix this issue, along with rebuilding the package with Python 3.12 and other bug fixes.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability could lead to unintended disclosure of sensitive information during Ansible task execution if the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG setting is ignored. This may expose confidential data in logs or output, potentially increasing the risk of information leakage in environments using affected versions of ansible-core on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The impact is rated moderate by Red Hat.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official fix in ansible-core version 2.16.3 that addresses this information leak vulnerability. Users should apply the update to their Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 systems as soon as possible. Detailed update instructions are available in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:3043 and related documentation. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:3043
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a1f4ea3e29bf47b50088d47
Added to database: 6/2/2026, 9:44:03 PM
Last enriched: 6/2/2026, 10:30:22 PM
Last updated: 6/2/2026, 10:45:45 PM
Views: 2
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