Gentoo: GLSA-201702-18: MariaDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MariaDB. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All MariaDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.0.29"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-6664 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6664 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-3238 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3238 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-3243 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3243 [ 4 ] CVE-2017-3244 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3244 [ 5 ] CVE-2017-3257 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3257 [ 6 ] CVE-2017-3258 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3258 [ 7 ] CVE-2017-3265 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3265 [ 8 ] CVE-2017-3291 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3291 [ 9 ] CVE-2017-3312 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3312 [ 10 ] CVE-2017-3317 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3317 [ 11 ] CVE-2017-3318 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-3318
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-18
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.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MariaDB, the worst of which could lead to privilege escalation.
Background
MariaDB is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/mariadb < 10.0.29 >= 10.0.29
Impact
===== An attacker could possibly escalate privileges, gain access to critical data or complete access to all MariaDB Server accessible data, or cause a Denial of Service condition via unspecified vectors.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.