Use of Externally-Controlled Format String Affecting mariadb-tools package, versions <10.5.15-150300.3.15.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.05% (15th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-SLES153-MARIADBTOOLS-2641326
  • published 14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed 4 Mar 2022

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 mariadb-tools to version 10.5.15-150300.3.15.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mariadb-tools package and not the mariadb-tools package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine Format String Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MariaDB. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SQL queries. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it as a format specifier. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-16193.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7.8 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High
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SUSE

7.8 high
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Red Hat

7.8 high