GLSA 201701-01: MariaDB and MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	MariaDB and MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	01/01/2017
Bugs:	#593584, #593608, #593614, #593618, #597538, #598704
ID:	201701-01

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MariaDB and MySQL, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. MariaDB is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
dev-db/mariadb	< 10.0.28	>= 10.0.28	All supported architectures
dev-db/mysql	< 5.6.34	>= 5.6.34	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MariaDB and MySQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Attackers could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and impact availability via unspecified vectors.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MariaDB users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.0.28"

All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.6.34"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201701-01.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.