Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.30 and earlier and 5.7.12 and earlier…
Priority LOW 27Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.6.30 and earlier and 5.7.12 and earlier allows remote administrators to affect availability via vectors related to Server: Privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02531 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 – 5.6.30; 5.7.0 – 5.7.12 | Vulnerable | Oracle |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 14.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.10 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 16.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 – 5.6.30; 5.7.0 – 5.7.12 Vulnerable ·Oracle
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 14.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2016:1601 Released 2016-08-11 · Red Hat rating Importantrh-mysql56-mysql security update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el7 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el7 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el7 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el6, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el6 +5
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mysql56-mysql-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-bench-5.6.32-1.el7, rh-mysql56-mysql-common-5.6.32-1.el7 +5
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.1) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2016:1601 |
Not affected: 8 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 5 (Icehouse)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5439
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x299-qxgq-hg7j
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-5439 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-5439 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x299-qxgq-hg7j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-5439 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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