CVE-2016-6664
mariadb-10.0 - security update
7.0
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 62.1%
Description
mysqld_safe in Oracle MySQL through 5.5.51, 5.6.x through 5.6.32, and 5.7.x through 5.7.14; MariaDB; Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.2, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78-1, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-8; and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-25.17, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-26.17, when using file-based logging, allows local users with access to the mysql account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on error logs and possibly other files.
How to fix CVE-2016-6664
To remediate CVE-2016-6664, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 10.1.21-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 10.0.29-0+deb8u1 or later
Is CVE-2016-6664 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 62.1%, placing CVE-2016-6664 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 10.1.21-r0
- from 0, < 10.0.29-0+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |