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mysql -- Remote Root Code Execution

Affected packages
	mariadb55-server	<	5.5.51
	mariadb100-server	<	10.0.27
	mariadb101-server	<	10.1.17
	mysql55-server	<	5.5.52
	mysql56-server	<	5.6.33
	mysql57-server	<	5.7.15
	percona55-server	<	5.5.51.38.1
	percona56-server	<	5.6.32.78.0
	percona57-server	<	5.7.14.7

Details

VuXML ID	856b88bf-7984-11e6-81e7-d050996490d0
Discovery	2016-09-12
Entry	2016-09-13

Dawid Golunski reports:

An independent research has revealed multiple severe MySQL vulnerabilities. This advisory focuses on a critical vulnerability with a CVEID of CVE-2016-6662 which can allow attackers to (remotely) inject malicious settings into MySQL configuration files (my.cnf) leading to critical consequences.

[source]

References

CVE Name	CVE-2016-6662
URL	http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Exploit-Remote-Root-Code-Execution-Privesc-CVE-2016-6662.txt
URL	https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-10465
URL	https://www.percona.com/blog/2016/09/12/database-affected-cve-2016-6662/
URL	https://www.percona.com/blog/2016/09/12/percona-server-critical-update-cve-2016-6662/
URL	https://www.psce.com/blog/2016/09/12/how-to-quickly-patch-mysql-server-against-cve-2016-6662/