SB2018052001 - Security restrictions bypass in mariadb (Alpine package)
Published: May 20, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052001
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2755)
The vulnerability allows a local unauthenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL due to improper security restrictions. A local attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.