Free and open-source vulnerability scanner
Mageni eases for you the vulnerability scanning, assessment, and management process. It is free and open-source.
Install NowAvailable for macOS, Windows, and Linux
MariaDB 10.4.7 - 10.4.11 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Databases
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
4 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
MariaDB is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
mysql_install_db in MariaDB allows privilege escalation from the mysql user account to root because chown and chmod are performed unsafely, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a chmod 04755 of auth_pam_tool_dir/auth_pam_tool.
Affected Software
Affected Software
MariaDB versions 10.4.7 - 10.4.11.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 10.4.12 or later.