CVE-2014-6469: Medium severity mariadb vulnerability

Q: What is the severity of CVE-2014-6469?

CVE-2014-6469 has a severity rating that indicates it can affect the availability of the affected Oracle MySQL Server and MariaDB versions.

Q: How do I fix CVE-2014-6469?

To mitigate CVE-2014-6469, users should upgrade to Oracle MySQL Server versions 5.5.40 or higher, or 5.6.21 or higher, and corresponding MariaDB versions.

Q: Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6469?

CVE-2014-6469 affects Oracle MySQL Server versions 5.5.39 and earlier, and 5.6.20 and earlier, along with specific versions of MariaDB.

Q: Who is impacted by CVE-2014-6469?

Remote authenticated users of Oracle MySQL Server and certain MariaDB installations are impacted by CVE-2014-6469.

Q: What are the potential consequences of CVE-2014-6469?

The vulnerability could potentially lead to reduced availability of services hosted by affected MySQL Server and MariaDB installations.

Published Oct 15, 2014

Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL Server 5.5.39 and earlier and 5.6.20 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via vectors related to SERVER:OPTIMIZER.

Affected Software

9 affected components

MariaDB MariaDB>=5.5.0<5.5.40

MariaDB MariaDB>=10.0.0<10.0.15

Oracle MySQL>=5.5.0<=5.5.39

Oracle MySQL>=5.6.0<=5.6.20

Oracle Solaris=11.3

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop=12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit=12

SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension=12

Remediation

Patch Available

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2014-1972960.html

Event History

Oct 15, 2014

CVE Published

via MITRE·03:15 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·03:15 PM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6469?

CVE-2014-6469 has a severity rating that indicates it can affect the availability of the affected Oracle MySQL Server and MariaDB versions.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6469?