ubuntu-cve-2022-3697
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-10-28 16:15
Modified
2026-05-20 14:55
Summary
Details
A flaw was found in Ansible in the amazon.aws collection when using the tower_callback parameter from the amazon.aws.ec2_instance module. This flaw allows an attacker to take advantage of this issue as the module is handling the parameter insecurely, leading to the password leaking in the logs.
Severity
7.5 (High)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
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{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ansible",
"binary_version": "2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2"
}
]
},
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"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
"name": "ansible",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/bionic"
},
"ranges": [
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},
{
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}
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}
],
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"2.5.0+dfsg-1",
"2.5.1+dfsg-1",
"2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1",
"2.5.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ansible",
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}
]
},
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},
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}
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"2.8.6+dfsg-1",
"2.9.2+dfsg-1",
"2.9.4+dfsg-1",
"2.9.6+dfsg-1",
"2.9.6+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ansible-core",
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}
]
},
"package": {
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},
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]
},
{
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"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ansible",
"binary_version": "2.10.7+merged+base+2.10.8+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm4"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
"name": "ansible",
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{
"ecosystem_specific": {
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"binary_name": "ansible-core",
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}
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"package": {
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"2.14.11-2",
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},
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}
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},
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"ranges": [
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"2.19.0~beta4-1ubuntu1",
"2.19.0-1ubuntu1"
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},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "ansible-core",
"binary_version": "2.20.1-1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
"name": "ansible-core",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible-core@2.20.1-1?arch=source\u0026distro=resolute"
},
"ranges": [
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"events": [
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],
"versions": [
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}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "A flaw was found in Ansible in the amazon.aws collection when using the tower_callback parameter from the amazon.aws.ec2_instance module. This flaw allows an attacker to take advantage of this issue as the module is handling the parameter insecurely, leading to the password leaking in the logs.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2022-3697",
"modified": "2026-05-20T14:55:36Z",
"published": "2022-10-28T16:15:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3697"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2137664"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://github.com/ansible-collections/amazon.aws/pull/1199"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3697"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6846-1"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-6846-1"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "medium",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2022-3697"
]
}
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