CVE-2022-24051

MariaDB CONNECT Storage Engine Format String Privilege Escalation Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of MariaDB. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the processing of SQL queries. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it as a format specifier. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-16193.

Affected products

Alt Linux, Almalinux, Astra Linux, Centos, Linuxmint, Mariadb, Mariadb Server, Red Hat

Mariadb

< 10.2.42, 10.3.33, 10.4.23, 10.5.14, 10.6.6, 10.7.2, 10.8.0

Fix

Available

CVSS 3.1

7.8 HIGH

EPSS

0.7% (48th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-134

NVD status

Modified

Published

2022-02-18

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