Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-27766

medium Nessus Plugin ID 251020

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- An issue in MariaDB v.11.1 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the lib_mysqludf_sys.so function. NOTE: this is disputed by the MariaDB Foundation because no privilege boundary is crossed.
(CVE-2024-27766)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 251020

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2024_27766.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 8/18/2025

Updated: 4/3/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-27766

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.7

Temporal Score: 5.4

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mariadb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-5.5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:mysql-5.7

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/17/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-27766

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