REDHAT-BUG-2505262: Medium severity Oracle MySQL Server vulnerability
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Replication). Supported versions that are affected are MySQL Server: 8.4.0-8.4.10, 9.7.0-9.7.1; MySQL Cluster: 8.0.0-8.0.47, 8.4.0-8.4.10 and 9.7.0-9.7.1. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server, MySQL Cluster. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Affected Software
Remediation
Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.
- Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 8.4.0-8.4.10 - Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 9.7.0-9.7.1 - Upgrade
Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.
Fixed in 8.0.0-8.0.47
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can realistically exploit this issue?
An attacker needs high privileges and network access to the affected MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster instance through one of multiple protocols. The attack complexity is high, and no user interaction is required.
Which deployments are affected?
Affected supported versions are MySQL Server 8.4.0 through 8.4.10 and 9.7.0 through 9.7.1; and MySQL Cluster 8.0.0 through 8.0.47, 8.4.0 through 8.4.10, and 9.7.0 through 9.7.1.
What is the expected impact if exploitation succeeds?
Successful exploitation can cause MySQL Server or MySQL Cluster to hang or crash repeatedly, resulting in a complete denial of service. The provided CVSS vector identifies availability as the only impacted security property.