UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8647

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8647
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8647.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8647
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-07-18T16:43:38Z
Published
2018-07-26T14:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:19:52.355289Z
Severity
  • 4.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 2.2 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 4.9 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / ansible

Package

Name
ansible
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ansible@2.5.1+dfsg-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.1+dfsg-1

Affected versions

2.*

2.3.1.0+dfsg-2
2.5.0+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "ansible",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1+dfsg-1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}