Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2025-53044

 

Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2025-53044

Published: October 22, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU117491
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-53044
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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 InnoDB component in MySQL Server. A remote privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

MySQL Server
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Anolis OS
openEuler
Ubuntu
mecab
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP
mecab-ipadic
mysql-8.0 (Ubuntu package)
mysql-config
mysql
mysql-test
mysql-server
mysql-libs
mysql-help
mysql-errmsg
mysql-devel
mysql-debugsource
mysql-debuginfo
mysql-common
mysql (Red Hat package)
mysql8.4 (Red Hat package)

How to mitigate CVE-2025-53044

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - update to 8.4.7
mecab - update to 0.996-2
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP - update to 2.7.0.20070801-17.0.1
mecab-ipadic - update to 2.7.0.20070801-17.0.1
mysql-8.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8.0.44-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 8.0.44-0ubuntu0.24.04.1, 8.0.45-0ubuntu0.20.04.1+esm2, 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.04.1, 8.4.7-0ubuntu0.25.10.2
mysql-config - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-test - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-server - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-libs - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-help - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-errmsg - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-devel - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-debugsource - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-debuginfo - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-common - update to 8.0.44-1
mysql-test - addressed in versions 8.0.44-1, 8.0.44-1.0.1
mysql-server - addressed in versions 8.0.44-1, 8.0.44-1.0.1
mysql-libs - addressed in versions 8.0.44-1, 8.0.44-1.0.1
mysql-errmsg - addressed in versions 8.0.44-1, 8.0.44-1.0.1
mysql-devel - addressed in versions 8.0.44-1, 8.0.44-1.0.1
mysql-common - addressed in versions 8.0.44-1, 8.0.44-1.0.1
mysql - addressed in versions 8.0.44-1, 8.0.44-1.0.1
mysql (Red Hat package) - update to 8.0.44-1.el9_7
mysql8.4 (Red Hat package) - update to 8.4.7-1.el10_1

External References

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