Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2024-20969

 

Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2024-20969

Published: January 16, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85486
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-2024-20969
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 Server: DDL component in MySQL Server. A remote privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to damange or delete data.


Affected software

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-server
mysql-libs
mysql-errmsg
mysql-devel
mysql-common
mysql
mysql-test
mysql-debugsource
mysql-debuginfo
mysql-help
mysql-config
community-mysql
IBM Planning Analytics Workspace

How to mitigate CVE-2024-20969

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
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-server - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql-libs - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
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-test - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
mysql-common - 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 - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
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-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-config - addressed in versions 8.0.37-1, 8.0.37-2, 8.0.38-1
community-mysql - update to 8.0.39-1.fc39

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