Privilege escalation vulnerability in MySQL and MariaDB by abusing MySQL logging functions| ID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:37092 | Date: (C)2016-09-16 (M)2023-12-20 |
| Class: VULNERABILITY | Family: unix |
The host is installed with MySQL 5.1.73 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, mariadb 5.5.50 and earlier on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 or mysql55-mysql 5.5.40-2.el5 and earlier and is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability. A flaw is present in the application, which fails to properly handle MySQL logging functions. Successful exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
| Platform: |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
| Product: |
| mariadb |
| mysql |
| mysql55-mysql |
