gsd-2016-6664
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
mysqld_safe in Oracle MySQL through 5.5.51, 5.6.x through 5.6.32, and 5.7.x through 5.7.14; MariaDB; Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.2, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78-1, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-8; and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-25.17, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-26.17, when using file-based logging, allows local users with access to the mysql account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on error logs and possibly other files.
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Aliases
CVE-2016-6664


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      "https://advisories.mageia.org/CVE-2016-6664.html",
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      "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/cve/CVE-2016-6664"
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