#VU60556 Resource management error in MariaDB - CVE-2021-46659 

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#VU60556 Resource management error in MariaDB - CVE-2021-46659

Published: February 12, 2022 / Updated: February 16, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60556
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-46659
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
MariaDB
Software vendor:
MariaDB Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper management of internal resources. The database does not recognize that SELECT_LEX::nest_level is local to each VIEW. A remote user execute a specially crafted statements and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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