Description
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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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3770-1 | mariadb-10.0 security update |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T01:36:29.471Z
Reserved: 2016-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-6664
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-12-13T21:59:01.740
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-6664
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA