Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2024-20961

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85478

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20961

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Server: Optimizer component in MySQL Server. A remote authenticated user can exploit this vulnerability to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

MySQL Server
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
openEuler
Ubuntu
Fedora
mecab
mecab-ipadic
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP
mysql-server-8.0 (Ubuntu package)
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package)
mysql (Red Hat package)
mysql-errmsg
mysql-devel
mysql-common
mysql
mysql-libs
mysql-server
mysql-test
mysql-debugsource
mysql-debuginfo
mysql-help
mysql-config
community-mysql
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace
Storage Resource Manager
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - update to 8.3.0
mecab - update to 0.996-2
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace - addressed in versions 2.0.95, 2.1.2
mecab-ipadic - update to 2.7.0.20070801-16.0.1
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP - update to 2.7.0.20070801-16.0.1
Storage Resource Manager - update to 4.10.0.3
Dell EMC Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR) - update to 4.10.0.3
mysql-server-8.0 (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 8.0.36-0ubuntu0.20.04.1, 8.0.36-0ubuntu0.22.04.1, 8.0.36-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package) - update to 8.0.36-1.el7
mysql (Red Hat package) - update to 8.0.36-1.el9_3
mysql-errmsg - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql-devel - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql-common - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql-libs - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql-server - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql-test - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql-debugsource - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-libs - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-server - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-errmsg - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-test - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-debuginfo - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-devel - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-help - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-common - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql-config - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
mysql - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
community-mysql - update to 8.0.39-1.fc39

• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2024.html

• Multiple vulnerabilities in MySQL Server
• Ubuntu update for mysql-8.0
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for the mysql:8.0 module
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for mysql
• Red Hat Software Collections update for rh-mysql80-mysql
• Multiple vulnerabilities in IBM Planning Analytics Local - IBM Planning Analytics Workspace
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP2 update for mysql
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP3 update for mysql
• openEuler 22.03 LTS update for mysql
• openEuler 22.03 LTS SP1 update for mysql
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Dell Storage Resource Manager (SRM) and Dell Storage Monitoring and Reporting (SMR)
• openEuler 24.03 LTS update for mysql
• Fedora 39 update for community-mysql
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for mysql
• Anolis OS update for mysql:8.0 module