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Oracle MySQL Denial Of Service Vulnerability Feb17 (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is running Oracle MySQL and is prone to denial-of-service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Multiple errors exists as, - In sql-common/client.c script 'mysql_prune_stmt_list' function, the for loop adds elements to pruned_list without removing it from the existing list. - If application gets disconnected just before it tries to prepare a new statement, 'mysql_prune_stmt_list' tries to detach all previously prepared statements.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Oracle MySQL version before 5.6.21 and 5.7.x before 5.7.5 on Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Oracle MySQL version 5.6.21 or 5.7.5 or later.