A race condition was found in the way MySQL performed MyISAM engine table repair. A database user with shell access to the server running mysqld could use this flaw to change permissions of arbitrary files writable by the mysql system user.
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory |
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Amazon Linux 1 | mysql51 | 2017-02-22 18:00 | ALAS-2017-800 |
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
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Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 3.5 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 7.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |