Improper locking in MariaDB - CVE-2022-31621

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Improper locking in MariaDB - CVE-2022-31621

Published: May 31, 2022 / Updated: August 4, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU63829
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31621
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MariaDB
Software vendor:
Debian

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error in the extra/mariabackup/ds_xbstream.cc. A local user can exploit this vulnerability to cause a deadlock, resulting in a denial of service condition.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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