Bug 1922378 (CVE-2021-1998)

Summary: CVE-2021-1998 mysql: Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2021)
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: msiddiqu
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Version: unspecifiedCC: damien.ciabrini, databases-maint, dbecker, dciabrin, hhorak, jjoyce, jorton, jschluet, lhh, ljavorsk, lpeer, mbayer, mburns, mkocka, mmuzila, mschorm, sclewis, slinaber, SpikeFedora
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: mysql 8.0.21 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On: 1867720, 1867721, 1867729, 1867730, 1867731, 1867732, 1922446, 1922447    
Bug Blocks: 1922432    

Description msiddiqu 2021-01-29 16:46:13 UTC 
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.20 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a partial denial of service (partial DOS) of MySQL Server.

External References:

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html#AppendixMSQL
Comment 1 msiddiqu 2021-01-29 18:10:07 UTC 
Created community-mysql tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1922446]


Created mysql:8.0/community-mysql tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1922447]
Comment 3 Tomas Hoger 2021-02-11 21:42:28 UTC 
The Oracle advisory states that this issue was fixed upstream in version 8.0.21.  The mysql packages as shipped in Red Hat products were previously updated to a version that contains the fix via the following errata:

rh-mysql80-mysql in Red Hat Software Collections
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3518

mysql:8.0 module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3732

mysql:8.0 module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3757

mysql:8.0 module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3755
Comment 4 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-02-11 22:09:56 UTC 
This bug is now closed. Further updates for individual products will be reflected on the CVE page(s):

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2021-1998