Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Audit Plug-in). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.20 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 ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. External References: https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html#AppendixMSQL
MySQL Enterprise Audit plugin is a feature of MySQL Enterprise Edition: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/audit-log.html https://www.mysql.com/products/enterprise/audit.html This flaw can not affect MySQL packages included in Red Hat products that are based on MySQL Community Edition that does not include audit_log plugin.