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RHEL 8: RHSA-2020:5662-01 Moderate: MariaDB C API Vulnerability Fix

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Calendar Grey December 22, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
A new version for mariadb-connector-c has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, classified as moderate because of several security vulnerabilities.
An update for mariadb-connector-c is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

The MariaDB Native Client library (C driver) is used to connect applications developed in C/C++ to MariaDB and MySQL databases.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: mariadb-connector-c (3.1.11). (BZ#1898997)
Security Fix(es):
* mysql: C API unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2020) (CVE-2020-2752)
* mysql: C API unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2020) (CVE-2020-2922)
* mariadb-connector-c: Improper validation of content in a OK packet received from server (CVE-2020-13249)
* mysql: C API unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2020) (CVE-2020-2574)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Bug Fix(es):
* Code utilizing plugins can't be compiled properly (BZ#1899004)
* Add "zlib-devel" requirement in "-devel" subpackage (BZ#1899008)
* Replace hard-coded /usr with %{_prefix} (BZ#1899102)

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat update bug fix security fix moderate impact C API MariaDB Connector mariadb-connector-c C API vulnerability

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2574 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2752 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-2922 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-13249 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0):
Source: mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_0.src.rpm
aarch64: mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_0.aarch64.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debuginfo-3.1.11-2.el8_0.aarch64.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debugsource-3.1.11-2.el8_0.aarch64.rpm mariadb-connector-c-devel-3.1.11-2.el8_0.aarch64.rpm mariadb-connector-c-devel-debuginfo-3.1.11-2.el8_0.aarch64.rpm
noarch: mariadb-connector-c-config-3.1.11-2.el8_0.noarch.rpm
ppc64le: mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debuginfo-3.1.11-2.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debugsource-3.1.11-2.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm mariadb-connector-c-devel-3.1.11-2.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm mariadb-connector-c-devel-debuginfo-3.1.11-2.el8_0.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_0.s390x.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debuginfo-3.1.11-2.el8_0.s390x.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debugsource-3.1.11-2.el8_0.s390x.rpm mariadb-connector-c-devel-3.1.11-2.el8_0.s390x.rpm mariadb-connector-c-devel-debuginfo-3.1.11-2.el8_0.s390x.rpm
x86_64: mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_0.i686.rpm mariadb-connector-c-3.1.11-2.el8_0.x86_64.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debuginfo-3.1.11-2.el8_0.i686.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debuginfo-3.1.11-2.el8_0.x86_64.rpm mariadb-connector-c-debugsource-3.1.11-2.el8_0.i686.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:5662-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:5662
Issue date: 2020-12-22

Topic

An update for mariadb-connector-c is now available for Red Hat EnterpriseLinux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate Red Hat update bug fix security fix moderate impact C API MariaDB Connector mariadb-connector-c C API vulnerability

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1798587 - CVE-2020-2574 mysql: C API unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2020)

1835849 - CVE-2020-2752 mysql: C API unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2020)

1835850 - CVE-2020-2922 mysql: C API unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2020)

1839827 - CVE-2020-13249 mariadb-connector-c: Improper validation of content in a OK packet received from server

1898997 - Tracker: MariaDB Connector C rebase to the latest version (3.1.11) [rhel-8.0.0.z]

1899004 - Code utilizing plugins can´t be compiled properly [rhel-8.0.0.z]

1899102 - Replace hard-coded /usr with %{_prefix} [rhel-8.0.0.z]

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