Resource Exhaustion Affecting rh-mysql80-mysql-errmsg package, versions <0:8.0.21-1.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-RHMYSQL80MYSQLERRMSG-4785573
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed5 Feb 2020

Introduced: 5 Feb 2020

CVE-2020-2573  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 rh-mysql80-mysql-errmsg to version 0:8.0.21-1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:3518.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream rh-mysql80-mysql-errmsg package and not the rh-mysql80-mysql-errmsg package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Vulnerability in the MySQL Client product of Oracle MySQL (component: C API). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.28 and prior and 8.0.18 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Client. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Client. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 5.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

CVSS Scores

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