Build jobs with ansible playbooks are failing after upgrading some plugin's

Using Jenkins
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– Error:
"
fatal: [host_name]: UNREACHABLE! => changed=false msg: ‘Invalid/incorrect password: Permission denied, please try again.’ unreachable: true
"
jenkins --version
2.401.2

updated plugin’s:
updated plugin’s:

scm-api.jpi
plugin-util-api.jpi
workflow-scm-step.jpi
workflow-multibranch.jpi
pipeline-model-definition.jpi
pipeline-stage-tags-metadata.jpi
pipeline-model-extensions.jpi
workflow-job.jpi
pipeline-model-api.jpi
workflow-cps.jpi
pipeline-build-step.jpi
workflow-api.jpi
lockable-resources.jpi
jnr-posix-api.jpi
jersey2-api.jpi
jackson2-api.jpi
instance-identity.jpi
gradle.jpi
gitlab-branch-source.jpi
gitlab-oauth.jpi
gitlab-api.jpi
github-branch-source.jpi
okhttp-api.jpi
git-client.jpi
git.jpi
font-awesome-api.jpi
email-ext.jpi
echarts-api.jpi
data-tables-api.jpi
branch-api.jpi
bootstrap5-api.jpi
authorize-project.jpi

Jenkins setup: one node jenkins which runs ansible playbooks as part of build jobs.

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What version of the ansible plugin are you using? We upgrade it due to this CVE: Jenkins Security Advisory 2023-05-16

This ended up breaking all of our ansible jobs that had extravars. Our only option was to downgrade the ansible plugin to a version prior to the fix. This had the unfortunate affect of exposing all of our extravars on the console. Prior the extravars were masked.

Still trying to figure out a solution to this.

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I’m using [Ansible pluginVersion240.vc26740a_625c0]
What version did you downgraded to make it work…? so that i’ll give it a shot.

Thanks
Prav!

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To a version prior to the 205 fix: https://updates.jenkins.io/download/plugins/ansible/204.v8191fd551eb_f/ansible.hpi

Again, becareful as this unmasked anything that was passed as extravars

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Nope that was not it, I’m still having the same issue. seems like some other plugin is the culprit and i couldn’t figure what it is. if you see the list of plugin’s that upgraded before i run into the issue, ansible plugin is not part of that upgrade plugin’s list.

Thanks
Prav

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Jenkins started working for me, Not sure what fixed it but my best guess is credentials, pipeline groovy plug-in updates fixed the issue. It might be the new jenkins version which fixed it. no definitive answer to it but glad it is working once again.

Thanks
Prav