Input validation error in mariadb (Alpine package)

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU33765

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15365

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to execute arbitrary code.

sql/event_data_objects.cc in MariaDB before 10.1.30 and 10.2.x before 10.2.10 and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.6.37-26.21-3 and 5.7.x before 5.7.19-29.22-3 allows remote authenticated users with SQL access to bypass intended access restrictions and replicate data definition language (DDL) statements to cluster nodes by leveraging incorrect ordering of DDL replication and ACL checking.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

mariadb (Alpine package): 10.1.17-r0 - 10.1.26-r0

mariadb (Alpine package):

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:mariadb_alpine_package:10.1.17-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:mariadb_alpine_package:10.1.18-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:mariadb_alpine_package:10.1.19-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.2
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:mariadb_alpine_package::*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=073f1dbb6b8e23211fdfc552d7fc9a1e5a1cd7d1
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0af8e020357e06efb024840fcd0c25246bec62db
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1f62ce8da4f9d806efed413128423df6193398cd

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.