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PostPosted: Wed Nov 11, 2020 12:26 pm    Post subject: [ GLSA 202011-14 ] MariaDB Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: MariaDB: Remote code execution (GLSA 202011-14)
Severity: high
Exploitable: local, remote
Date: 2020-11-11
Bug(s): #747166
ID: 202011-14

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in MariaDB which could result
in the arbitrary execution of code.


Background

MariaDB is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.

Affected Packages

Package: dev-db/mariadb
Vulnerable: < 10.5.6
Unaffected: >= 10.5.6
Unaffected: >= 10.4.13-r3
Unaffected: >= 10.3.23-r3
Unaffected: >= 10.2.22-r3
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

It was discovered that MariaDB did not properly validate the content of
a packet received from a server.


Impact

A remote attacker could send a specially crafted packet to WSREP
service, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.


Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MariaDB 10.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.5.6:10.5"
   
All MariaDB 10.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.4.13-r3:10.4"
   
All MariaDB 10.3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.3.23-r3:10.3"
   
All MariaDB 10.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.2.22-r3:10.2"
   


References

CVE-2020-15180
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