CVE-2022-39400
MySQL vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A vulnerability was identified in Oracle MySQL Server's Optimizer component affecting versions 8.0.30 and prior. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-39400, was disclosed in October 2022 as part of Oracle's Critical Patch Update (Oracle CPU).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 4.9 (MEDIUM) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The vulnerability requires a high-privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to exploit (NVD).

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash, leading to a complete denial of service (DoS) of MySQL Server (Oracle CPU, NetApp Advisory).

Mitigation and workarounds

Oracle has released patches to address this vulnerability in their October 2022 Critical Patch Update. Users are advised to update to the latest version of MySQL Server. For affected NetApp products, specific patches have been made available through their support website (NetApp Advisory).

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