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CVE-2023-52971:
MariaDB Server vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-52971 affects MariaDB Server versions 10.10 through 10.11. and 11.0 through 11.4.. The vulnerability was disclosed on March 8, 2025, and involves a crash condition in the JOIN::fixallsplittingsinplan functionality (MITRE CVE, NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 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. It has been classified under CWE-1038 (Insecure Automated Optimizations) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability results in a crash of the MariaDB server when specific JOIN operations are performed, potentially leading to service availability issues. The CVSS scoring indicates high impact on availability while maintaining confidentiality and integrity (MITRE CVE).
Mitigation and workarounds
As of March 12, 2025, the vulnerability remains under evaluation for Ubuntu 24.10 and 24.04 LTS releases. No official fixes have been released yet, and the issue is currently marked as unfixed in Debian's security tracker (Ubuntu Security, Debian Tracker).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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