Bug 1358203 (CVE-2016-3471)

Summary: CVE-2016-3471 mysql: unspecified vulnerability in subcomponent: Server: Option (CPU July 2016)
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Adam Mariš <amaris>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: aortega, apevec, ayoung, byte, chrisw, cvsbot-xmlrpc, databases-maint, dciabrin, fdinitto, gmollett, hhorak, jdornak, jorton, jschluet, jstanek, kbasil, lhh, lpeer, markmc, mbayer, mdshaikh, mmuzila, praiskup, rbryant, sclewis, srevivo, tdecacqu
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: mysql 5.5.46, mysql 5.6.27, mariadb 5.5.46, mariadb 10.1.9, mariadb 10.0.22 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Description Adam Mariš 2016-07-20 09:46:30 UTC
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Option). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.45 and earlier and 5.6.26 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of MySQL Server. 

External References:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujul2016-2881720.html

Comment 3 Tomas Hoger 2016-07-22 20:08:05 UTC
This was already corrected in the following updates, which rebased affected packages to fixed upstream versions.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 - mariadb
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0534.html

Red Hat Software Collections - rh-mysql56-mysql
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0705.html

Red Hat Software Collections - rh-mariadb100-mariadb
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1132.html

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2016-07-25 08:36:24 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2016:1481 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1481.html

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2016-07-25 08:46:53 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.6 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 EUS
  Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Via RHSA-2016:1480 https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1480.html