gsd-2016-8647
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
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CVE-2016-8647


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