SB2023030643 - SUSE update for mariadb



SB2023030643 - SUSE update for mariadb

Published: March 6, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023030643
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21595)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the C API component in MySQL Server. A remote privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-38791)

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to compress_write() function in extra/mariabackup/ds_compress.cc does not release data_mutex upon a stream write failure. A local user can trigger a deadlock and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.