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TI-2017-11676 Aliases CVE-2017-15945GHSA-6xg2-c83r-cgwr

The installation scripts in the Gentoo dev-db/mysql, dev-db/mariadb…

Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The installation scripts in the Gentoo dev-db/mysql, dev-db/mariadb, dev-db/percona-server, dev-db/mysql-cluster, and dev-db/mariadb-galera packages before 2017-09-29 have chown calls for user-writable directory trees, which allows local users to gain privileges by leveraging access to the mysql account for creation of a link.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00369 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*before 10.0.30VulnerableMariaDB
cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.6.36VulnerableMysql
cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning ongentoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:mariadb:mariadb:*:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 10.0.30 Vulnerable ·MariaDB
  • cpe:2.3:a:mysql:mysql:*:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.6.36 Vulnerable ·Mysql
  • cpe:2.3:o:gentoo:linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·gentoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15945
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xg2-c83r-cgwr

References

Advisory 2

Sources

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