CVE-2016-5440: Medium severity ibm powerkvm vulnerability

Published Jul 21, 2016
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Updated

Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.49 and earlier, 5.6.30 and earlier, and 5.7.12 and earlier and MariaDB before 5.5.50, 10.0.x before 10.0.26, and 10.1.x before 10.1.15 allows remote administrators to affect availability via vectors related to Server: RBR.

Affected Software

27 affected components
IBM PowerKVM=2.1
IBM PowerKVM=3.1
MariaDB MariaDB>=5.5.20<5.5.50
MariaDB MariaDB>=10.0.0<10.0.26
MariaDB MariaDB>=10.1.0<10.1.15
Oracle MySQL>=5.5.0<=5.5.49
Oracle MySQL>=5.6.0<=5.6.30
Oracle MySQL>=5.7.0<=5.7.12
Oracle Linux=7
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=15.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server=7.0
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Aus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.3
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.4
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.5
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Eus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.2
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.3
redhat Enterprise Linux Server Tus=7.6
redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation=7.0

Event History

Jul 21, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-5440?

CVE-2016-5440 is classified as a high severity vulnerability that affects the availability of Oracle MySQL and MariaDB.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-5440?

To fix CVE-2016-5440, upgrade to MySQL version 5.5.50 or later, 5.6.31 or later, 5.7.13 or later, or MariaDB version 5.5.50 or later, 10.0.26 or later, or 10.1.15 or later.

3

What versions of MySQL are affected by CVE-2016-5440?

CVE-2016-5440 affects MySQL versions 5.5.49 and earlier, 5.6.30 and earlier, and 5.7.12 and earlier.

4

What versions of MariaDB are affected by CVE-2016-5440?

CVE-2016-5440 affects MariaDB versions prior to 5.5.50, 10.0.x before 10.0.26, and 10.1.x before 10.1.15.

5

Who is primarily affected by CVE-2016-5440?

Remote administrators of Oracle MySQL and MariaDB databases using the vulnerable versions are primarily affected by CVE-2016-5440.

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