GHSA-f9x4-3x96-w2vf

GHSA-f9x4-3x96-w2vf PUBLISHED CVSS 7 HIGH

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

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.

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (4 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 9, 2026 Security Advisory

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vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-f9x4-3x96-w2vf
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-f9x4-3x96-w2vf

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curl -s -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${VULNETIX_ORG_ID}:${VULNETIX_API_KEY}" \
  "https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-f9x4-3x96-w2vf/fixes/registry"

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