SB2017011619 - Fedora EPEL 6 update for ansible
Published: January 16, 2017 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017011619
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-8647)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.The weakness exists due to input validation error in Ansible's mysql_user module that may lead to incorrect password changing. An adjacent attacker can use the previous password and bypass security restrictions.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in access to the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.