Amazon Linux AMI update for mysql56

Published: 2020-01-09

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-2911 CVE-2019-2974
CWE-ID	CWE-125
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Amazon Linux AMI Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Vendor	Amazon Web Services

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU28731

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2911

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the Information Schema component in MySQL Server. A remote privileged user can exploit this vulnerability to gain access to sensitive information.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages:

i686:
    mysql56-embedded-devel-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-test-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-bench-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-devel-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-common-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-server-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-embedded-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-libs-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-errmsg-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686
    mysql56-debuginfo-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.i686

src:
    mysql56-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    mysql56-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-errmsg-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-debuginfo-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-test-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-common-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-server-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-libs-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-embedded-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-embedded-devel-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-devel-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql56-bench-5.6.46-1.35.amzn1.x86_64

Vulnerable software versions

Amazon Linux AMI: All versions

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:o:amazon_web_services:amazon_linux_ami:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1332.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU28706

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-2974