Bug 1386587 (CVE-2016-8284)

Summary: CVE-2016-8284 mysql: unspecified vulnerability in subcomponent: Server: Replication (CPU October 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, hhorak, jdornak, jjoyce, jorton, jschluet, jstanek, kbasil, lhh, lpeer, markmc, mbayer, mburns, mmuzila, mschorm, praiskup, rbryant, sclewis, slinaber, srevivo, tdecacqu
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Fixed In Version: mysql 5.6.32, mysql 5.7.14 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On: 1386607    
Bug Blocks: 1386598    

Description Adam Mariš 2016-10-19 09:22:32 UTC 
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Replication). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.31 and earlier and 5.7.13 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Server. 

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881724.html#AppendixMSQL
Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2016-10-19 09:55:24 UTC 
Created community-mysql tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1386607]
Comment 2 Tomas Hoger 2016-10-19 10:35:01 UTC 
This issue is listed to be fixed in MySQL 5.6.32.  The rh-mysql56-mysql packages in Red Hat Software Collections were previously updated to fixed upstream version via RHSA-2016:1601:

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1601.html