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Debian: CVE-2016-8647: ansible -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-8647: ansible -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/26/2018
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-ansible

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