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Gentoo GLSA-201702-18 High Severity: MariaDB Privilege Escalation Threat

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MariaDB, the worst of which could lead to privilege escalation.. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: High Title: MariaDB: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: February 20, 2017 Bugs: #606258 ID: 201702-18 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 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 Description ========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MariaDB. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. 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. 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 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ====== Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/ . Uncover significant security flaws in PostgreSQL impacting Gentoo, presenting an elevated threat of unauthorized access and escalation of privileges.. MariaDB Security Issues,Gentoo Security Update,Database Threats,Privilege Escalation Risks. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Feb 21, 2017 Gentoo