Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2023-21869

 

Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2023-21869

Published: January 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71265
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21869
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to damange or delete data.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the InnoDB component in MySQL Server. A remote privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to damange or delete data.


Affected software

MySQL Server
Isolation Segment
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
Ubuntu
openEuler
Fedora
IBM Security Guardium
mecab
mecab-ipadic
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP
mysql-server-5.7 (Ubuntu package)
mysql-server-8.0 (Ubuntu package)
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package)
mysql (Red Hat package)
community-mysql
mysql-server
mysql-libs
mysql-errmsg
mysql-devel
mysql-common
mysql
mysql-test
mysql-help
mysql-debuginfo
mysql-debugsource
mysql-config

How to mitigate CVE-2023-21869

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - update to 8.0.32
mecab - update to 0.996-2
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) - update to 5.7.41-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
mysql-server-8.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8.0.32-0buntu0.20.04.1, 8.0.32-0buntu0.22.04.1, 8.0.32-0buntu0.22.10.1
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package) - update to 8.0.32-1.el7
mysql (Red Hat package) - update to 8.0.32-1.el9_2
community-mysql - addressed in versions 8.0.32-1.fc36, 8.0.32-1.fc37
mysql-server - update to 8.0.32-1.0.1
mysql-libs - update to 8.0.32-1.0.1
mysql-errmsg - update to 8.0.32-1.0.1
mysql-devel - update to 8.0.32-1.0.1
mysql-common - update to 8.0.32-1.0.1
mysql - update to 8.0.32-1.0.1
mysql-test - update to 8.0.32-1.0.1
mysql-devel - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-help - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-test - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-libs - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-debuginfo - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-server - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-debugsource - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-errmsg - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-config - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql-common - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql - addressed in versions 8.0.35-1, 8.0.38-1
mysql - addressed in versions 8.0-3720230907003352.9e842022, 8.0-3820230907003352.75741a8b

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