Bug 2142859 (CVE-2022-21589)

Summary: CVE-2022-21589 mysql: Server: Security: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2022)
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Mauro Matteo Cascella <mcascell>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: databases-maint, dciabrin, eglynn, hhorak, jjoyce, jorton, lhh, ljavorsk, mbayer, mburns, mgarciac, mmuzila, mschorm, spower
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OS: Linux   
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Fixed In Version: mysql 5.7.40, mysql 8.0.17 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On: 1732042, 1732044, 1733485    
Bug Blocks: 2142882    

Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2022-11-15 11:27:55 UTC 
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.39 and prior and 8.0.16 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized read access to a subset of MySQL Server accessible data.

External References:

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html#AppendixMSQL
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2022-11-15 16:18:26 UTC 
Even though this CVE was listed in Oracle's Oct 2022 CPU, it is listed as fixed in version 8.0.17, which was released with Jul 2019 CPU. The MySQL packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and Red Hat Software Collections were previously updated to the fixed version 8.0.17 via the following errata:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2511

Red Hat Software Collections
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2484
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2022-12-07 05:03:08 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-2022-21589