MariaDB, MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201908-24

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MariaDB and MySQL, the worst of which could result in privilege escalation.

Affected packages

dev-db/mariadb on all architectures
Affected versions < 10.1.38-r1
< 10.2.22
Unaffected versions >= 10.1.38-r1
>= 10.2.22
dev-db/mysql on all architectures
Affected versions < 5.6.42
< 5.7.24
Unaffected versions >= 5.6.42
>= 5.7.24

Background

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

Description

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

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MariaDB 10.1.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.1.38-r1"
 

All MariaDB 10.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.2.22"
 

All MySQL 5.6.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.6.42"
 

All MySQL 5.7.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.7.24"
 

References

Release date
August 18, 2019

Latest revision
August 18, 2019: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
local, remote

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