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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-5617: ELSA-2017-2192: mariadb security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-5617: ELSA-2017-2192: mariadb security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/19/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
08/08/2017
Modified
07/22/2024

Description

This CVE ID has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority for the following reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2016-6664. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2016-6664. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2016-6664 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage A flaw was found in the way the mysqld_safe script handled creation of error log file. The mysql operating system user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges to root.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mariadb
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mariadb-bench
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mariadb-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mariadb-embedded
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mariadb-embedded-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mariadb-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mariadb-server
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-mariadb-test

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