Gentoo: GLSA-202011-14: MariaDB: Remote code execution
Summary
It was discovered that MariaDB did not properly validate the content of a packet received from a server.
Resolution
All MariaDB 10.5.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.5.6:10.5"
All MariaDB 10.4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.4.13-r3:10.4"
All MariaDB 10.3.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.3.23-r3:10.3"
All MariaDB 10.2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.2.22-r3:10.2"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2020-15180 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15180
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202011-14
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
Background
MariaDB is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/mariadb < 10.5.6 >= 10.5.6:10.5 >= 10.4.13-r3:10.4 >= 10.3.23-r3:10.3 >= 10.2.22-r3:10.2
Impact
===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted packet to WSREP service, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.