The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2017:2192 advisory.

    MariaDB is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server that is binary compatible with MySQL.

    The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version: mariadb (5.5.56). (BZ#1458933)

    Security Fix(es):

    * 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)

    * A flaw was found in the way the mysqld_safe script handled creation of error log file. The mysql     operating system user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2016-5617,     CVE-2016-6664)

    * Multiple flaws were found in the way the MySQL init script handled initialization of the database data     directory and permission setting on the error log file. The mysql operating system user could use these     flaws to escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2017-3265)

    * 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)

    * A flaw was found in the way MySQL client library (libmysqlclient) handled prepared statements when     server connection was lost. A malicious server or a man-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this     flaw to crash an application using libmysqlclient. (CVE-2017-3302)

    * This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MariaDB database server. Information about these flaws     can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory page, listed in the References section.
    (CVE-2017-3238, CVE-2017-3243, CVE-2017-3244, CVE-2017-3258, CVE-2017-3308, CVE-2017-3309, CVE-2017-3313,     CVE-2017-3317, CVE-2017-3318, CVE-2017-3453, CVE-2017-3456, CVE-2017-3464)

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Release Notes     linked from the References section.

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 following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version:
mariadb (5.5.56).

Security Fix(es) :

  - 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)

  - A flaw was found in the way the mysqld_safe script     handled creation of error log file. The mysql operating     system user could use this flaw to escalate their     privileges to root. (CVE-2016-5617, CVE-2016-6664)

  - Multiple flaws were found in the way the MySQL init     script handled initialization of the database data     directory and permission setting on the error log file.
    The mysql operating system user could use these flaws to     escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2017-3265)

  - 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)

  - A flaw was found in the way MySQL client library     (libmysqlclient) handled prepared statements when server     connection was lost. A malicious server or a     man-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this flaw     to crash an application using libmysqlclient.
    (CVE-2017-3302)

(CVE-2017-3238, CVE-2017-3243, CVE-2017-3244, CVE-2017-3258, CVE-2017-3308, CVE-2017-3309, CVE-2017-3313, CVE-2017-3317, CVE-2017-3318, CVE-2017-3453, CVE-2017-3456, CVE-2017-3464)

According to the versions of the mariadb packages installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - 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)

  - A flaw was found in the way the mysqld_safe script     handled creation of error log file. The mysql operating     system user could use this flaw to escalate their     privileges to root. (CVE-2016-5617, CVE-2016-6664)

  - Multiple flaws were found in the way the MySQL init     script handled initialization of the database data     directory and permission setting on the error log file.
    The mysql operating system user could use these flaws     to escalate their privileges to root. (CVE-2017-3265)

  - 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)

  - A flaw was found in the way MySQL client library     (libmysqlclient) handled prepared statements when     server connection was lost. A malicious server or a     man-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this flaw     to crash an application using libmysqlclient.
    (CVE-2017-3302)

  - This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the     MariaDB database server. Information about these flaws     can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update     Advisory page, listed in the References section.
    (CVE-2017-3238, CVE-2017-3243, CVE-2017-3244,     CVE-2017-3258, CVE-2017-3308, CVE-2017-3309,     CVE-2017-3313, CVE-2017-3317, CVE-2017-3318,     CVE-2017-3453, CVE-2017-3456, CVE-2017-3464)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
102152	RHEL 7 : mariadb (RHSA-2017:2192)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	8/3/2017	12/4/2025	high
102648	Scientific Linux Security Update : mariadb on SL7.x x86_64 (20170801)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	8/22/2017	11/26/2025	high
103007	EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : mariadb (EulerOS-SA-2017-1169)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	9/8/2017	11/24/2025	high
103008	EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : mariadb (EulerOS-SA-2017-1170)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	9/8/2017	11/24/2025	high
290138	MiracleLinux 7 : rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.37-5.el7 (AXSA:2017-2301:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/16/2026	2/6/2026	high

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