Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.31 and earlier and 5.6.11 and earlier. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows successful authenticated network attacks via multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. External References: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016verbose-2367956.html
Created mariadb tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1301518]
Created community-mysql tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1301517]
Created mariadb-galera tracking bugs for this issue: Affects: fedora-all [bug 1301519]
Oracle CPU indicates this issue was fixed in MySQL 5.5.32 and 5.6.12. MariaDB upstream indicates this issue was fixed in 5.5.32 and 10.0.4. Therefore, the following packages as shipped in Red Hat products were never affected: - mysql55-mysql in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 - mariadb in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 - mysql55-mysql in Red Hat Software Collections - rh-mysql56-mysql in Red Hat Software Collections - mariadb55-mariadb in Red Hat Software Collections - rh-mariadb100-mariadb in Red Hat Software Collections