CVE-2016-0666: Medium severity red hat enterprise linux vulnerability
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier, and 5.7.11 and earlier and MariaDB before 5.5.49, 10.0.x before 10.0.25, and 10.1.x before 10.1.14 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to Security: Privileges.
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Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier and 5.7.11 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks 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/cpuapr2016verbose-2881709.html
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2016-0666?
CVE-2016-0666 is an unspecified vulnerability that affects the security privileges in MySQL and MariaDB, which may impact availability.
Which versions of MySQL are affected by CVE-2016-0666?
CVE-2016-0666 affects MySQL versions 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier, and 5.7.11 and earlier.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0666?
To mitigate CVE-2016-0666, upgrade to MySQL version 5.5.49 or later, 5.6.30 or later, or 5.7.12 or later.
Which versions of MariaDB are vulnerable to CVE-2016-0666?
CVE-2016-0666 affects MariaDB versions before 5.5.49, 10.0.x before 10.0.25, and 10.1.x before 10.1.14.
What types of systems are impacted by CVE-2016-0666?
CVE-2016-0666 impacts Oracle MySQL and MariaDB running on various Linux distributions, including Red Hat and Debian.