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Ubuntu: USN-5270-1 (CVE-2022-21256): MySQL vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: USN-5270-1 (CVE-2022-21256): MySQL vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
01/19/2022
Created
03/29/2023
Added
03/22/2023
Modified
03/22/2023

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Group Replication Plugin). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.27 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-mysql-server-5-7
  • ubuntu-upgrade-mysql-server-8-0

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