Vulnerability identifier: #VU63828

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31624

CWE-ID: CWE-404

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
MariaDB
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor: Debian

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper release of held lock lock_bigbuffer when processing plugin/server_audit/server_audit.c method log_statement_ex. A local user can perform a denial of service attack due to the deadlock.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

MariaDB: 10.0.0 - 10.0.38, 10.1.0 - 10.1.48, 10.2.0 - 10.2.44, 10.3.0 - 10.3.35, 10.4.0 - 10.4.25, 10.5.0 - 10.5.16, 10.6.0 - 10.6.8, 10.7.1 - 10.7.4, 10.8.1 - 10.8.3, 10.9.1

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External links
http://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-26556?filter=-2
http://github.com/MariaDB/server/commit/d627d00b13ab2f2c0954ea7b77202470cb102944

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.