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Amazon Linux AMI : mysql56 (ALAS-2020-1332)

low Nessus Plugin ID 132756

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of mysql56 installed on the remote host is prior to 5.6.46-1.35. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS-2020-1332 advisory.

 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Information Schema). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.45 and prior, 5.7.27 and prior and 8.0.17 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 read access to a subset of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 2.7 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector:
 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N).(CVE-2019-2911)

 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.45 and prior, 5.7.27 and prior and 8.0.17 and prior. Easily exploitable 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).(CVE-2019-2974)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

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

Solution

Run 'yum update mysql56' to update your system.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2911

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-2974

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2020-1332.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 132756

File Name: ala_ALAS-2020-1332.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/10/2020

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-2911

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.7

Temporal Score: 2.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-embedded-devel, cpe:/o:amazon:linux, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-test, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-common, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-errmsg, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-embedded, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-bench, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:mysql56-libs

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/9/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-2911, CVE-2019-2974

ALAS: 2020-1332