high
7.8
CWE
416
Advisory Published
Updated
Advisory Published

CVE-2022-24050: MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

First published: Fri Feb 18 2022(Updated: )

MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine Use-After-Free Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MariaDB. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SQL queries. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-16207.

Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.2.0<10.2.42
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.3.0<10.3.33
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.4.0<10.4.23
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.5.0<10.5.14
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.6.0<10.6.6
Mariadb Mariadb>=10.7.0<10.7.2
Mariadb Mariadb=10.8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=34
Fedoraproject Fedora=35
Fedoraproject Fedora=36
redhat/mariadb<10.8.1
10.8.1
redhat/mariadb<10.7.2
10.7.2
redhat/mariadb<10.6.6
10.6.6
redhat/mariadb<10.5.14
10.5.14
redhat/mariadb<10.4.23
10.4.23
redhat/mariadb<10.3.33
10.3.33
redhat/mariadb<10.2.42
10.2.42

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  • What is CVE-2022-24050?

    CVE-2022-24050 is a vulnerability in the MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine that allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MariaDB.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2022-24050?

    Anyone with an affected installation of MariaDB version 10.2.0 to 10.2.42, 10.3.0 to 10.3.33, 10.4.0 to 10.4.23, 10.5.0 to 10.5.14, 10.6.0 to 10.6.6, 10.7.0 to 10.7.2, or 10.8.0 is potentially affected by CVE-2022-24050.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-24050?

    The severity of CVE-2022-24050 is rated as high with a CVSS score of 7.8.

  • How can I fix CVE-2022-24050?

    To fix CVE-2022-24050, users should update to MariaDB version 10.2.42, 10.3.33, 10.4.23, 10.5.14, 10.6.6, 10.7.2, or 10.8.1.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-24050?

    For more information about CVE-2022-24050, you can visit the MariaDB Security Knowledge Base at https://mariadb.com/kb/en/security/ or the Zero Day Initiative advisories at https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-364/.

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