CVE-2016-8647
An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module 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.
Find out more about CVE-2016-8647 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 3.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | None |
CVSS v3 metrics
| CVSS3 Base Score | 2.2 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | High |
| Privileges Required | High |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | None |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 (ansible) | RHSA-2017:1685 | 2017-07-06 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Storage Console 2 | ansible | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11.0 (Ocata) | ansible | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 | ansible | Not affected |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3 | ansible | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Gluster Storage 3.1 | ansible | Not affected |