Improper input validation in MySQL Server - CVE-2024-20968

Vulnerability identifier: #VU85501

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20968

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: Options component in MySQL Server. A remote privileged 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
IBM Security Guardium
mecab
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP
mecab-ipadic
rh-mysql80-mysql (Red Hat package)
mysql (Red Hat package)
mysql-test
mysql-server
mysql-libs
mysql-errmsg
mysql-devel
mysql-common
mysql
mysql-help
mysql-debugsource
mysql-debuginfo
mysql-config

Install updates from vendor's website.

MySQL Server - update to 8.0.35
mecab - update to 0.996-2
mecab-ipadic-EUCJP - update to 2.7.0.20070801-16.0.1
mecab-ipadic - update to 2.7.0.20070801-16.0.1
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-test - update to 8.0.36-1.0.1
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 8.0.38-1
mysql-server - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql-libs - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql-help - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql-errmsg - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql-devel - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql-debugsource - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql-debuginfo - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql-config - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql-common - update to 8.0.38-1
mysql - update to 8.0.38-1

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

• Multiple vulnerabilities in MySQL Server
• 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 Security Guardium
• openEuler 20.03 LTS SP4 update for mysql
• Anolis OS update for mysql:8.0 module