[2.9] pipe: update docs for Popen with shell=True usage #70603
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SUMMARY
pipe lookup plugin uses Popen with shell=True intentionally.
This is considered a security issue if user input is not validated.
Updated docs to reflect this information for the user. Also, added
Bandit B602 documentation link for further reading.
Fixes: #70159
Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kasurde akasurde@redhat.com
(cherry picked from commit e5649ca)
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changelogs/fragments/70261_pipe_lookup.yml
lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/pipe.py