CVE-2024-0690: Ansible-core: possible information leak in tasks that ignore ansible_no_log configuration

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-02-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-117

Description

An information disclosure flaw was found in ansible-core due to a failure to respect the ANSIBLE_NO_LOG configuration in some scenarios. Information is still included in the output in certain tasks, such as loop items. Depending on the task, this issue may include sensitive information, such as decrypted secret values.

Affected products

Fedoraproject Fedora: 38, 39
Red Hat Ansible: before 2.14.4; from 2.15.0 before 2.15.9; from 2.16.0 before 2.16.3 — fixed in 2.14.4, 2.15.9, 2.16.3
Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform: 2.4
RedHat Ansible Developer: 1.1
RedHat Ansible Inside: 1.2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 8.0, 9.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Red Hat Ansible 2.14.4, 2.15.9, 2.16.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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