Scientific Linux Security Update : mariadb on SL7.x x86_64 (20180816)

high Nessus Plugin ID 111806

Synopsis

The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version:
mariadb (5.5.60).

Security Fix(es) :

- mysql: Client programs unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jul 2017) (CVE-2017-3636)

- mysql: Server: DML unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jul 2017) (CVE-2017-3641)

- mysql: Client mysqldump unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jul 2017) (CVE-2017-3651)

- mysql: Server: Replication unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2017) (CVE-2017-10268)

- mysql: Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2017) (CVE-2017-10378)

- mysql: Client programs unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2017) (CVE-2017-10379)

- mysql: Server: DDL unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2017) (CVE-2017-10384)

- mysql: Server: Partition unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2018) (CVE-2018-2562)

- mysql: Server: DDL unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2018) (CVE-2018-2622)

- mysql: Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2018) (CVE-2018-2640)

- mysql: Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2018) (CVE-2018-2665)

- mysql: Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2018) (CVE-2018-2668)

- mysql: Server: Replication unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2755)

- mysql: Client programs unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2761)

- mysql: Server: Locking unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2771)

- mysql: Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2781)

- mysql: Server: DDL unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2813)

- mysql: Server: DDL unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2817)

- mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2018) (CVE-2018-2819)

- mysql: Server: DDL unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jul 2017) (CVE-2017-3653)

- mysql: use of SSL/TLS not enforced in libmysqld (Return of BACKRONYM) (CVE-2018-2767)

Bug Fix(es) :

- Previously, the mysqladmin tool waited for an inadequate length of time if the socket it listened on did not respond in a specific way. Consequently, when the socket was used while the MariaDB server was starting, the mariadb service became unresponsive for a long time.
With this update, the mysqladmin timeout has been shortened to 2 seconds. As a result, the mariadb service either starts or fails but no longer hangs in the described situation.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?1b3ca8f6

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 111806

File Name: sl_20180816_mariadb_on_SL7_x.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/17/2018

Updated: 2/24/2020

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb-bench, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb-embedded, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb-embedded-devel, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb-libs, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb-server, p-cpe:/a:fermilab:scientific_linux:mariadb-test, x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux

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

Patch Publication Date: 8/16/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10268, CVE-2017-10378, CVE-2017-10379, CVE-2017-10384, CVE-2017-3636, CVE-2017-3641, CVE-2017-3651, CVE-2017-3653, CVE-2018-2562, CVE-2018-2622, CVE-2018-2640, CVE-2018-2665, CVE-2018-2668, CVE-2018-2755, CVE-2018-2761, CVE-2018-2767, CVE-2018-2771, CVE-2018-2781, CVE-2018-2813, CVE-2018-2817, CVE-2018-2819