CVE-2020-10685: debian debian_linux Incomplete Cleanup
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-10685 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Incomplete Cleanup vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 12 · Related 7Timeline
- 11-05-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was found in Ansible Engine affecting Ansible Engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 and 2.8.x before 2.8.11 and 2.9.x before 2.9.7 as well as Ansible Tower before and including versions 3.4.5 and 3.5.5 and 3.6.3 when using modules which decrypts vault files such as assemble, script, unarchive, win_copy, aws_s3 or copy modules. 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.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- CVE.orgCNA5.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
- OSV · PypiEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
29%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
-0.01 pp
From 0.38% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Redhat5 products
- ansible_engine≥ 2.7.0, < 2.7.17 | ≥ 2.8.0, < 2.8.11 | ≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.7
- ansible_tower≤ 3.4.5 | ≥ 3.5.0, ≤ 3.5.5 | ≥ 3.6.0, ≤ 3.6.3
- ceph_storage2.0 | 3.0
- openstack10 | 13 | 15
- storage3.0
Debian2 products
- ansible< 2.9.7+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL10.0
PyPI1 product
- ansible≥ 2.7.0a1, < 2.7.17 | ≥ 2.8.0a1, < 2.8.11 | ≥ 2.9.0a1, < 2.9.7 | ≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.7
Red hat1 product
- ansibleansible-engine versions 2.7.x before 2.7.17 | ansible-engine 2.8.x before 2.8.11 | ansible-engine 2.9.x before 2.9.7 | Ansible Tower <= 3.4.5 | Ansible Tower <= 3.5.5 | Ansible Tower <= 3.6.3
Ubuntu1 product
- ansibleAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 10 products
References
14 links
- github.com/ansible/ansiblePACKAGE