The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2017:2886 advisory.

    MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon, mysqld,     and many client programs.

    The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: rh-mysql57-mysql (5.7.19).

    Security Fix(es):

    * An integer overflow flaw leading to a buffer overflow was found in the way MySQL parsed connection     handshake packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker with access to the MySQL port could use this flaw to     crash the mysqld daemon. (CVE-2017-3599)

    * It was discovered that the mysql and mysqldump tools did not correctly handle database and table names     containing newline characters. A database user with privileges to create databases or tables could cause     the mysql command to execute arbitrary shell or SQL commands while restoring database backup created using     the mysqldump tool. (CVE-2016-5483, CVE-2017-3600)

    * It was discovered that the mysqld_safe script honored the ledir option value set in a MySQL     configuration file. A user able to modify one of the MySQL configuration files could use this flaw to     escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2017-3291)

    * Multiple flaws were found in the way the mysqld_safe script handled creation of error log file. The     mysql operating system user could use these flaws to escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2017-3312)

    * This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MySQL database server. Information about these flaws     can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory pages listed in the References section.
    (CVE-2016-8327, CVE-2017-3238, CVE-2017-3244, CVE-2017-3251, CVE-2017-3256, CVE-2017-3257, CVE-2017-3258,     CVE-2017-3273, CVE-2017-3308, CVE-2017-3309, CVE-2017-3313, CVE-2017-3317, CVE-2017-3318, CVE-2017-3319,     CVE-2017-3320, CVE-2017-3331, CVE-2017-3450, CVE-2017-3453, CVE-2017-3454, CVE-2017-3455, CVE-2017-3456,     CVE-2017-3457, CVE-2017-3458, CVE-2017-3459, CVE-2017-3460, CVE-2017-3461, CVE-2017-3462, CVE-2017-3463,     CVE-2017-3464, CVE-2017-3465, CVE-2017-3467, CVE-2017-3468, CVE-2017-3529, CVE-2017-3633, CVE-2017-3634,     CVE-2017-3637, CVE-2017-3638, CVE-2017-3639, CVE-2017-3640, CVE-2017-3641, CVE-2017-3642, CVE-2017-3643,     CVE-2017-3644, CVE-2017-3645, CVE-2017-3646, CVE-2017-3647, CVE-2017-3648, CVE-2017-3649, CVE-2017-3650,     CVE-2017-3651, CVE-2017-3652, CVE-2017-3653)

    Bug Fix(es):

    * Prior to this update, the scl macros were not set for the rh-mysql57-mysqld@.service file, which     consequently made the service file unusable. This bug has been fixed, and rh-mysql57-mysqld@.service now     works as expected. (BZ#1452511)

    * Previously, the md5() function was blocked by MySQL in FIPS mode because the MD5 hash algorithm is     considered insecure. Consequently, the mysqld daemon failed with error messages when FIPS mode was     enabled. With this update, md5() is allowed in FIPS mode for non-security operations. Note that users are     able to use md5() for security purposes but such usage is not supported by Red Hat. (BZ#1452514)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-3269-1 advisory.

    Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to     fix these issues.

    MySQL has been updated to 5.5.55 in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.10 and Ubuntu 17.04 have     been updated to MySQL 5.7.18.

    In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly     incompatible changes.

    Please see the following for more information:
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-55.html     http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-18.html     http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2017-3236618.html

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
289860	MiracleLinux 4 : rh-mysql57-mysql-5.7.19-6.AXS4 (AXSA:2017-2329:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/16/2026	2/9/2026	high
194054	RHEL 6 / 7 : rh-mysql57-mysql (RHSA-2017:2886)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	4/27/2024	8/29/2025	medium
99723	Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS : MySQL vulnerabilities (USN-3269-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	4/28/2017	8/27/2024	medium

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