CVE-2024-20974: 
MySQL vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer) affects versions 8.0.35 and prior, and 8.2.0 and prior. This easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attackers with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server (Oracle Advisory).

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS 3.1 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 attack requires network access and high privileges, but is considered easily exploitable with low attack complexity. No user interaction is required for exploitation (NVD).

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. The vulnerability only affects availability, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity (Oracle Advisory).

Oracle has released patches to address this vulnerability in their January 2024 Critical Patch Update. Users are strongly recommended to update to the latest version of MySQL Server. The fix is included in version 8.0.36 for affected systems (Oracle Advisory).