CVE-2016-8647: Input Validation
First published: Thu Nov 17 2016(Updated: )
An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.
Credit: secalert@redhat.com secalert@redhat.com
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Redhat Ansible Engine | <2.2.1.0 | |
| Redhat Virtualization | =4.1 | |
| pip/ansible | >=0<2.2.1.0 | 2.2.1.0 |
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Reference Links
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1396175
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1396176
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174#c4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1396174
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8647
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x4cm-m36h-c6qj (Advisory)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8647
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/commit/30fb384e7fb9a94ac3929e4a650877e45d8834c9
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/ansible/PYSEC-2018-58.yaml
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