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Link Following Affecting mysql-5.5 package, versions <5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Severity

 Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Mature
    EPSS
    11.76% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-MYSQL55-352997
  • published 13 Dec 2016
  • disclosed 13 Dec 2016
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Introduced: 13 Dec 2016

CVE-2016-6664 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-59 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 mysql-5.5 to version 5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mysql-5.5 package and not the mysql-5.5 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

mysqld_safe in Oracle MySQL through 5.5.51, 5.6.x through 5.6.32, and 5.7.x through 5.7.14; MariaDB; Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.2, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78-1, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-8; and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-25.17, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-26.17, when using file-based logging, allows local users with access to the mysql account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on error logs and possibly other files.

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CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

7 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    High
  • 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