CVE-2016-0597: Medium severity red hat enterprise linux vulnerability

Published Jan 21, 2016
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.46 and earlier, 5.6.27 and earlier, and 5.7.9 and MariaDB before 5.5.47, 10.0.x before 10.0.23, and 10.1.x before 10.1.10 allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Optimizer.

Other sources

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.46 and earlier, 5.6.27 and earlier and 5.7.9. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful authenticated network attacks via multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server.

External References:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016verbose-2367956.html

Red Hat

Affected Software

30 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/mysql<5.5.47
5.5.47
redhat/mysql<5.6.28
5.6.28
redhat/mysql<5.7.10
5.7.10
redhat/mariadb<5.5.47
5.5.47
redhat/mariadb<10.1.10
10.1.10
redhat/mariadb<10.0.23
10.0.23
redhat Enterprise Linux=6.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=7.0
Oracle Solaris=11.3
Oracle Linux=7
openSUSE Leap=42.1
openSUSE openSUSE=13.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=15.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=15.10
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Hpc Node Eus=7.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0
MariaDB MariaDB>=5.5.20<5.5.47
MariaDB MariaDB>=10.0.0<10.0.23
MariaDB MariaDB>=10.1.0<10.1.10
Oracle MySQL>=5.5.0<=5.5.46
Oracle MySQL>=5.6.0<=5.6.27
Oracle MySQL>=5.7.0<=5.7.9

Event History

Jan 21, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-0597?

CVE-2016-0597 has a moderate severity level, allowing remote authenticated users to affect availability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-0597?

To fix CVE-2016-0597, upgrade MySQL to versions 5.5.47, 5.6.28, or 5.7.10, and MariaDB to versions 5.5.47, 10.0.23, or 10.1.10.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2016-0597?

CVE-2016-0597 affects Oracle MySQL versions 5.5.46 and earlier, 5.6.27 and earlier, and 5.7.9 and earlier, as well as several MariaDB versions prior to their respective fixes.

4

Are remote unauthenticated users affected by CVE-2016-0597?

CVE-2016-0597 specifically allows remote authenticated users to exploit the vulnerability, not unauthenticated users.

5

What is the primary impact of CVE-2016-0597?

The primary impact of CVE-2016-0597 is a potential denial of service affecting the availability of the MySQL server.

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