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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-6664: ELSA-2017-2192: mariadb security and bug fix update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-6664: 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
10/16/2024
Modified
10/17/2024

Description

mysqld_safe in Oracle MySQL through 5.5.51, 5.6.x through 5.6.32, and 5.7.x through 5.7.14; MariaDB; Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.2, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78-1, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-8; and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-25.17, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-26.17, when using file-based logging, allows local users with access to the mysql account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on error logs and possibly other files. 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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