Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier, and 5.7.11 and earlier and MariaDB before 5.5.49, 10.0.x b
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier, and 5.7.11 and earlier and MariaDB before 5.5.49, 10.0.x before 10.0.25, and 10.1.x before 10.1.14 allows local users to affect availability via vectors related to PS.
- Published
- Apr 21, 2016
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 1.9% · 78th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
23
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 1.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| oracle | linux | cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux |
| oracle | mysql | cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| opensuse | leap | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap |
| redhat | enterprise linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux |
| ibm | powerkvm | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:powerkvm |
| mariadb | mariadb | cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- oracle mysql5.5.0 and later · up to 5.5.48 inclusive
- oracle mysql5.6.0 and later · up to 5.6.29 inclusive
- oracle mysql5.7.0 and later · up to 5.7.11 inclusive
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.2 | mariadb | from 5.5.20 · before 5.5.51-r0 | 5.5.51-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.3 | mariadb | from 5.5.20 · before 10.1.17-r0 | 10.1.17-r0 |
| Debian:7 | mysql-5.5 | before 5.5.49-0+deb7u1 | 5.5.49-0+deb7u1 |
| Debian:8 | mariadb-10.0 | before 10.0.25-0+deb8u1 | 10.0.25-0+deb8u1 |
| Debian:8 | mysql-5.5 | before 5.5.49-0+deb8u1 | 5.5.49-0+deb8u1 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb-bench | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb-debuginfo | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb-devel | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb-embedded | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb-embedded-devel | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb-libs | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb-server | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | mariadb-test | before 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | mariadb | before 10.0.25-20.6.1 | 10.0.25-20.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | mariadb | before 10.0.25-6.1 | 10.0.25-6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | mysql | before 5.5.49-0.20.1 | 5.5.49-0.20.1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| alpine:mariadb | 5.5.51-r0 · Alpine:v3.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:mariadb-10.0 | 10.0.25-0+deb8u1 · Debian:8 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:mysql-5.5 | 5.5.49-0+deb7u1 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb-bench | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb-debuginfo | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb-devel | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb-embedded | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb-embedded-devel | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb-libs | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb-server | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:mariadb-test | 1:5.5.50-1.el7_2 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mariadb | 10.0.25-20.6.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mysql | 5.5.49-0.20.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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References
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00035.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00053.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00033.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00034.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00051.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00053.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0705.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1480.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1481.html
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1602.html
- www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1024168
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3557
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3595
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2016v3-2985753.html
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/86457
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1035606
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2953-1
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2954-1
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016:1132
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.