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CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: mysql (CVE-2023-21880)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 172983

Synopsis

The remote CBL Mariner host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

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-2023-21880 advisory.

 - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.31 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-2023-21880)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21880

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 172983

File Name: mariner_mysql_CVE-2023-21880.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 3/20/2023

Updated: 11/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-21880

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:mysql, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:mysql-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:microsoft:cbl-mariner:mysql-devel, x-cpe:/o:microsoft:cbl-mariner

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-21880

IAVA: 2023-A-0043-S