Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Security: LDAP Auth). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.21 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware where the MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover 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:8.0/community-mysql tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1890790]
Statement: MySQL as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Software Collection do not have support for LDAP authentication. As a result, this flaw does not affect the component.
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-2020-14878
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