Bug 2162273 (CVE-2023-21866)

Summary: CVE-2023-21866 mysql: Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2023)
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Mauro Matteo Cascella <mcascell>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status: CLOSED ERRATA QA Contact:
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Priority: medium    
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 8.0.29 Doc Type: If docs needed, set a value
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Bug Depends On: 2083229, 2083232, 2083233, 2083303, 2083305, 2110941, 2122591    
Bug Blocks: 2162292    

Description Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-01-19 09:23:07 UTC 
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.28 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server.

External References:

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2023.html#AppendixMSQL
Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2023-01-19 13:54:09 UTC 
The Oracle advisory states that this issue was fixed upstream in version 8.0.29. The mysql packages as shipped in following Red Hat products were previously updated to a version that contains the fix via the following errata:

mysql in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6590

mysql:8.0 module in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7119

rh-mysql80-mysql in Red Hat Software Collections
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:6518
Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2023-01-22 04:52:08 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-2023-21866