#VU63830 Improper locking in MariaDB - CVE-2022-31623
Published: May 31, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU63830
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31623
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MariaDB
MariaDB
Software vendor:
Debian
Debian
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service attack (DoS) on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to double-locking error in the extra/mariabackup/ds_compress.cc. A local user can exploit this vulnerability to cause a deadlock, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.