Use After Free Affecting mariadb-10.3 package, versions <1:10.3.34-0ubuntu0.20.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-MARIADB103-2400784
  • published14 Feb 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2022

Introduced: 14 Feb 2022

CVE-2022-24050  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 mariadb-10.3 to version 1:10.3.34-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream mariadb-10.3 package and not the mariadb-10.3 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine Use-After-Free 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 validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-16207.

CVSS Scores

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