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RHEL 6 / 7 : rh-mysql56-mysql (RHSA-2016:2749)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 234406
Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for rh-mysql56-mysql.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2016:2749 advisory.MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon, mysqld, and many client programs.
The following packages have been upgraded to a newer upstream version: rh-mysql56-mysql (5.6.34).
Security Fix(es):
* It was discovered that the MySQL logging functionality allowed writing to MySQL configuration files. An administrative database user, or a database user with FILE privileges, could possibly use this flaw to run arbitrary commands with root privileges on the system running the database server. (CVE-2016-6662)
* A race condition was found in the way MySQL performed MyISAM engine table repair. A database user with shell access to the server running mysqld could use this flaw to change permissions of arbitrary files writable by the mysql system user. (CVE-2016-6663, CVE-2016-5616)
* A flaw was found in the way the mysqld_safe script handled creation of error log file. The mysql operating system user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2016-6664, CVE-2016-5617)
* This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MySQL database server. Information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory pages, listed in the References section.
(CVE-2016-3492, CVE-2016-5507, CVE-2016-5626, CVE-2016-5629, CVE-2016-8283)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 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
Update the RHEL rh-mysql56-mysql package based on the guidance in RHSA-2016:2749.See Also
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-33.html
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.6/en/news-5-6-34.html
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1375198
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1378936
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386554
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386556
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386564
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386568
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386572
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1386585
http://www.nessus.org/u?69b38357
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:2749
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 234406
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2016-2749.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/15/2025
Updated: 4/15/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Critical
Score: 9.4
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Important
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6662
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 9.4
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-mysql56-mysql-errmsg, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-mysql56-mysql-test, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-mysql56-mysql-bench, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-mysql56-mysql-config, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-mysql56-mysql, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-mysql56-mysql-common, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-mysql56-mysql-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:rh-mysql56-mysql-server
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/15/2016
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/12/2016
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2016-3492, CVE-2016-5507, CVE-2016-5616, CVE-2016-5617, CVE-2016-5626, CVE-2016-5629, CVE-2016-6662, CVE-2016-6663, CVE-2016-6664, CVE-2016-8283