SB2018052005 - Security restrictions bypass in mariadb (Alpine package)
Published: May 20, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018052005
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Security restrictions bypass (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-2781)
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL due to improper security restrictions. A remote attacker can cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ad3cd4ee72556149a46fca74da139cc7424bc58a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ec4a02c42dea8323d84536c79a6af0fc421ed261
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bb3e58d46d4c459703177662c32c9cb954bb06e3
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=28850b3a43930dcaba7ce82fa55bb53853cf412d