Amazon Linux AMI : mysql56 (ALAS-2019-1178)

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux AMI host is missing a security update.

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Parser). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2019-2455)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DDL). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2019-2537)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior.
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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
(CVE-2019-2529)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior.
Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
(CVE-2019-2481)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior.
Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
(CVE-2019-2507)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Replication). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior.
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 access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Server accessible data as well as unauthorized update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.1 (Confidentiality and Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N). (CVE-2019-2534)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Connection Handling). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with access to the physical communication segment attached to the hardware where the MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.4 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H).
(CVE-2019-2503)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Replication). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior.
Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
(CVE-2019-2531)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: PS). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.42 and prior, 5.7.24 and prior and 8.0.13 and prior. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector:
(CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2019-2482)

Solution

Run 'yum update mysql56' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/ALAS-2019-1178.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 123086

File Name: ala_ALAS-2019-1178.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/26/2019

Updated: 2/3/2020

Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:o:amazon:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-bench:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-common:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-embedded:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-embedded-devel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-errmsg:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-libs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, p-cpe:2.3:a:amazon:linux:mysql56-test:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-2537, CVE-2019-2529, CVE-2019-2503, CVE-2019-2455, CVE-2019-2481, CVE-2019-2482, CVE-2019-2507, CVE-2019-2531, CVE-2019-2534

ALAS: 2019-1178