4.3 Ensure 'allow-suspicious-udfs' Is Set to 'FALSE' - %WINDIR%\my.ini

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Information

This option prevents attaching arbitrary shared library functions as user-defined functions by checking for at least one corresponding method named _init, _deinit, _reset, _clear, or _add.

Solution

Perform the following to establish the recommended state:
- Remove --allow-suspicious-udfs from the mysqld start up command line.
- Remove allow-suspicious-udfs from the MySQL option file.

See Also

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/files/1622