ALAS-2018-1116


Amazon Linux 1 Security Advisory: ALAS-2018-1116
Advisory Release Date: 2018-12-06 00:40 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2018-12-07 01:14 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.61 and prior, 5.6.41 and prior, 5.7.23 and prior and 8.0.12 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. 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 5.3 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H).(CVE-2018-3174)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Parser). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.61 and prior, 5.6.41 and prior, 5.7.23 and prior and 8.0.12 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-2018-3133)

The crc32_big function in crc32.c in zlib 1.2.8 might allow context-dependent attackers to have unspecified impact via vectors involving big-endian CRC calculation.(CVE-2016-9843)

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Storage Engines). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.61 and prior, 5.6.41 and prior, 5.7.23 and prior and 8.0.12 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-2018-3282)


Affected Packages:

mysql55


Issue Correction:
Run yum update mysql55 to update your system.

New Packages:
i686:
    mysql55-embedded-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql55-devel-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql55-bench-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql-config-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql55-debuginfo-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql55-server-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql55-test-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql55-libs-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql55-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686
    mysql55-embedded-devel-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.i686

src:
    mysql55-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.src

x86_64:
    mysql55-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql55-bench-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql55-devel-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql55-embedded-devel-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql55-embedded-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql55-test-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql55-debuginfo-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql-config-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql55-server-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64
    mysql55-libs-5.5.62-1.23.amzn1.x86_64