Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to critical data or all MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H).

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are     affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high     privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful     attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to     critical data or all MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently     repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. (CVE-2024-21166)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The version of mysql installed on the remote Azure Linux 3.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-21166 advisory.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are     affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high     privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful     attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to     critical data or all MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently     repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. (CVE-2024-21166)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of mysql installed on the remote CBL Mariner 2.0 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the CVE-2024-21166 advisory.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are     affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high     privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful     attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized creation, deletion or modification access to     critical data or all MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently     repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. (CVE-2024-21166)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the mysql package has been released.

The versions of MySQL Server installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the January 2025 CPU advisory.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Packaging (OpenSSL)).
    Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability     allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TLS 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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible     data. (CVE-2023-6129)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DML). Supported versions that     are affected are 8.0.34 and prior and 8.3.0 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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible     data. (CVE-2024-21015)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions     that are affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 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. (CVE-2024-20998)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The versions of MySQL Server installed on the remote host are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the July 2024 CPU advisory.

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Packaging (OpenSSL)).
    Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability     allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via TLS 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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible     data. (CVE-2023-6129)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DML). Supported versions that     are affected are 8.0.34 and prior and 8.3.0 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 as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible     data. (CVE-2024-21015)

  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Information Schema). Supported     versions that are affected are 8.0.36 and prior and 8.3.0 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability     allows low 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. (CVE-2024-20994)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
228267	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-21166	Nessus	Misc.	medium
215911	Azure Linux 3.0 Security Update: mysql (CVE-2024-21166)	Nessus	Azure Linux Local Security Checks	medium
209601	CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: mysql (CVE-2024-21166)	Nessus	MarinerOS Local Security Checks	medium
204847	Photon OS 5.0: Mysql PHSA-2024-5.0-0335	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
193568	Oracle MySQL Server 8.0.x < 8.0.37 (January 2025 CPU)	Nessus	Databases	medium
193567	Oracle MySQL Server 8.x < 8.4.0 (July 2024 CPU)	Nessus	Databases	medium

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