CVE-2020-10685

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The temporary directory is created in /tmp leaves the s ts unencrypted. On Operating Systems which /tmp is not a tmpfs but part of the root partition, the directory is only cleared on boot and the decryp emains when the host is switched off. The system will be vulnerable when the system is not running. So decrypted data must be cleared as soon as possible and the data which normally is encrypted ble."}, {"lang": "es", "value": "Se detect\u00f3 un fallo en Ansible Engine que afectaba a Ansible Engine versiones 2.7.x anteriores a 2.7.17 y versiones 2.8.x anteriores a 2.8.11 y versiones 2.9.x anteriores a 2.9.7, as\u00ed como a Ansible Tower versiones anteriores e incluyendo a 3.4.5 y 3.5.5 y 3.6.3 cuando se usan m\u00f3dulos que descifran archivos del almac\u00e9n tales como assemble, script, unarchive, win_copy, aws_s3 o m\u00f3dulos de copia. El directorio temporal que es creado en /tmp deja la s ts sin cifrar. En los sistemas operativos que /tmp no es un tmpfs sino parte de la partici\u00f3n root, el directorio solo es borrado en el arranque y el descifrado permanece cuando el host est\u00e1 apagado. El sistema ser\u00e1 vulnerable cuando el sistema no se est\u00e9 ejecutando. Por lo tanto, los datos descifrados necesitan ser borrados lo antes posible y los datos que normalmente est\u00e1n cifrados disponibles."}], "id": "CVE-2020-10685", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:48:15.243", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "LOW", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "MEDIUM", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 1.9, "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.4, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}], "cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.0, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "REQUIRED", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.3, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "LOCAL", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 1.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}, "published": "2020-05-11T14:15:11.853", "references": [{"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10685"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68433"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11"}, {"source": "secalert@redhat.com", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Issue Tracking", "Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2020-10685"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/68433"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-11"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-4950"}], "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-459"}], "source": "secalert@redhat.com", "type": "Secondary"}, {"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-459"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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