Echo: mariadb: security update to 1:11.8.5-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458913

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported
versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.44, 8.4.0-8.4.7 and 9.0.0-9.5.0. 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. (CVE-2026-21968)

Solution

Update the mariadb library and its related packages to version 1:11.8.5-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-21968

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458913

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.63

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-21968

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/9/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/7/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-21968