Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2021-2179

Vulnerability identifier: #VU52400

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-2021-2179

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

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

MySQL Server
Red Hat Software Collections
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64 - Extended Update Support
Ubuntu
openEuler
Fedora
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions
mecab
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP
mecab-ipadic
mysql-server-5.7 (Ubuntu package)
mysql5-libs
mysql5-errmsg
mysql5-embedded-devel
mysql5-embedded
mysql5-devel
mysql5-debugsource
mysql5-debuginfo
mysql5-common
mysql5
mysql5-server
mysql5-test
mysql-server (Ubuntu package)
mysql
community-mysql
mysql-server-8.0 (Ubuntu package)
mysql-common
mysql-devel
mysql-errmsg
mysql-libs
mysql-server
mysql-test
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - addressed in versions 5.7.34, 8.0.24
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package) - update to 8.0.26-1.el7
mecab - update to 0.996-1
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP - update to 2.7.0.20070801-16.0.1
mecab-ipadic - update to 2.7.0.20070801-16.0.1
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 4.6.0.0
mysql-server-5.7 (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.7.34-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
mysql5-libs - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-errmsg - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-embedded-devel - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-embedded - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-devel - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-debugsource - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-debuginfo - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-common - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5 - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-server - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql5-test - update to 5.7.38-1
mysql-server (Ubuntu package) - update to 5.7.350ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
mysql - update to 8.0.24-1
community-mysql - addressed in versions 8.0.24-1.fc32, 8.0.24-1.fc33, 8.0.24-1.fc34
mysql-server-8.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8.0.25-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, 8.0.25-0ubuntu0.20.10.1, 8.0.25-0ubuntu0.21.04.1
mysql - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-common - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-devel - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-errmsg - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-libs - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-server - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql-test - update to 8.0.26-1.0.1
mysql - addressed in versions 8.0-3220210504011648.43bbeeef, 8.0-3320210504011648.601d93de, 8.0-3420210504011648.058368ca

• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2021.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in MySQL Server
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 update for the mysql:8.0 module
• Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-mysql80-mysql
• Ubuntu update for mysql-5.7
• Ubuntu update for mysql-5.7
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP1 update for mysql
• openEuler update for mysql5
• Fedora 32 update for community-mysql
• Fedora 34 update for community-mysql
• Fedora 33 update for community-mysql
• Fedora 33 Modular update for mysql
• Fedora 32 Modular update for mysql
• Fedora 34 Modular update for mysql
• Anolis OS update for mysql:8.0 module