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Gentoo: GLSA-201610-06 Normal: MySQL and MariaDB DoS Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey October 11, 2016
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Issues identified in MySQL and MariaDB on Gentoo pose risks including potential service disruption and data leakage. Users are urged to upgrade promptly.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MySQL and MariaDB, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain sensitive informatio...

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL and MariaDB. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory gentoo remote access mysql dos normal severity mariadb

Resolution

All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.6.31"
All MariaDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.0.27"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2015-2582 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2582 [ 2 ] CVE-2015-2611 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2611 [ 3 ] CVE-2015-2617 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2617 [ 4 ] CVE-2015-2620 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2620 [ 5 ] CVE-2015-2639 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2639 [ 6 ] CVE-2015-2641 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2641 [ 7 ] CVE-2015-2643 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2643 [ 8 ] CVE-2015-2648 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2648 [ 9 ] CVE-2015-2661 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-2661 [ 10 ] CVE-2015-4737 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4737 [ 11 ] CVE-2015-4752 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4752 [ 12 ] CVE-2015-4756 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2015-4756 [ 13 ] CVE-2015-4757 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvena...

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Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201610-06
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: MySQL and MariaDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: October 11, 2016
Bugs: #546724, #555478, #555480, #564170, #564442, #572870,
ID: 201610-06

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Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MySQL and MariaDB, the worst of which could allow remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition or obtain sensitive information.

Background

MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. MariaDB is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/mysql < 5.6.31 >= 5.6.31 2 dev-db/mariadb < 10.0.27 *> 5.5.51 3 dev-db/mariab >= 10.0.27 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could exploit vulnerabilities, through multiple vectors, that affect the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of MySQL and MariaDB.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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