Integer underflow in Oracle MySQL Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-191 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.34 and prior and 8.0.25 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle | MySQL Server | up to 5.7.34; up to 8.0.25 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MySQL Server VendorOracle Affected up to 5.7.34; up to 8.0.25 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2021:3811 Released 2021-10-12 · Red Hat rating Moderaterh-mysql80-mysql security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) rh-mysql80-mysql-8.0.26-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-common-8.0.26-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-config-8.0.26-1.el7 +7
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) rh-mysql80-mysql-8.0.26-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-common-8.0.26-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-config-8.0.26-1.el7 +7
- Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) rh-mysql80-mysql-8.0.26-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-common-8.0.26-1.el7, rh-mysql80-mysql-config-8.0.26-1.el7 +7
- RHSA-2021:3590 Released 2021-09-21 · Red Hat rating Moderatemysql:8.0 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) mecab-0.996-1.module+el8.0.0+3898+e09bb8de.9.aarch64::mysql:8.0, mecab-0.996-1.module+el8.0.0+3898+e09bb8de.9.ppc64le::mysql:8.0, mecab-0.996-1.module+el8.0.0+3898+e09bb8de.9.s390x::mysql:8.0 +40
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3590 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3811 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 7.7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3811 |
| Red Hat Software Collections for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:3811 |
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 13 (Queens)
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-2390
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m34g-pfxp-wfvq
References
More Oracle Mysql Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-02645 SM2 Decryption Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-01176 The c_rehash script allows command injection CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-04451 XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2021-04444 XStream is vulnerable to an Arbitrary Code Execution attack CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-05762 Use after free in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2021-05807 Cleartext transmission of sensitive information in https://github.com/curl/curl CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2021-2390 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-2390 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m34g-pfxp-wfvq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-2390 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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