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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2022-21526
CVE-2022-21526:
MySQL vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer) affecting versions 8.0.29 and prior. This vulnerability was disclosed in July 2022 as part of Oracle's Critical Patch Update (Oracle CPU).
Technical details
The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 4.9 (Medium) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability requires high privileges and network access via multiple protocols to exploit (NVD).
Impact
Successful exploitation can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Oracle has released patches to address this vulnerability in MySQL version 8.0.30. Users are strongly recommended to update to this version or later. For Ubuntu users, MySQL has been updated to version 8.0.30 in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Ubuntu Notice).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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