CVE-2022-27444
MariaDB Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

MariaDB Server v10.9 and below contains a segmentation fault vulnerability in the component sql/item_subselect.cc, identified as CVE-2022-27444. The vulnerability was discovered in March 2022 and affects multiple versions of MariaDB including versions 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, and up to 10.9 (MariaDB Issue).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The issue manifests as a segmentation fault in the sql/item_subselect.cc component when using HAVING with NOT EXIST predicate in an equality (NVD, MariaDB Issue).

Impact

When successfully exploited, this vulnerability can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition, affecting the availability of the MariaDB server. The vulnerability impacts the system's availability while not affecting confidentiality or integrity (NetApp Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been fixed in MariaDB versions 10.4.25, 10.5.16, 10.6.8, and 10.7.4. Users are advised to upgrade to these or later versions to mitigate the vulnerability (MariaDB Issue).

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