vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-6664): mariadb-10.0 vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Dec 13, 2016 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Dec 13, 2016
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-mariadb-10-0ubuntu-upgrade-mysql-5-5
References
- CVE-2016-6664
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-6664
- CWE-59
- DEBIAN-DSA-3770
- URL-http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Maria-Percona-RootPrivEsc-CVE-2016-6664-5617-Exploit.html
- URL-http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html#AppendixMSQL
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6664
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