Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: LDAP Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.31 and prior and 8.0.21 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/cpuoct2020.html#AppendixMSQL
Created community-mysql tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1890789] Created mysql:5.7/community-mysql tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-32 [bug 1890791] Created mysql:8.0/community-mysql tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1890790]
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-2020-14869
LDAP authentication plugin is only included in the MySQL Enterprise Edition and is not part of the Community Edition: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/8.0/en/ldap-pluggable-authentication.html