Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2020-14791

 

Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2020-14791

Published: October 21, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU47830
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 2.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-14791
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 service disruption.

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 service disruption.


Affected software

MySQL Server
Gentoo Linux
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Ubuntu
openEuler
Fedora
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
mecab
mecab-ipadic
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP
mysql-server-5.7 (Ubuntu package)
mysql-server-8.0 (Ubuntu package)
mysql
community-mysql
mysql-test
mysql-server
mysql-libs
mysql-errmsg
mysql-devel
mysql-common

How to mitigate CVE-2020-14791

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - update to 8.0.22
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package) - update to 8.0.26-1.el7
mecab - update to 0.996-1
mecab-ipadic - update to 2.7.0.20070801-16.0.1
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP - update to 2.7.0.20070801-16.0.1
mysql-server-5.7 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 5.7.32-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, 5.7.32-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
mysql-server-8.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8.0.22-0ubuntu0.20.04.2, 8.0.22-0ubuntu0.20.10.2
mysql - update to 8.0.22-1
community-mysql - addressed in versions 8.0.22-1.fc31, 8.0.22-1.fc32, 8.0.22-1.fc33
mysql-test - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-server - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-libs - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-errmsg - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-devel - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-common - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql - addressed in versions 8.0-3120201027185759.f636be4b, 8.0-3220201027185759.43bbeeef, 8.0-3320201027185759.601d93de

External References

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