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TI-2024-13969 Aliases CVE-2024-21179GHSA-jxff-45f6-mfww

Improper authorization in Oracle MySQL Server

Priority LOW 24CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.37 and prior and 8.4.0 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged 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 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00682 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OracleMySQL Serverup to 8.0.37; up to 8.4.0—No fix listedCNA
  • MySQL Server VendorOracle Affected up to 8.0.37; up to 8.4.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 8.0.37; 8.1.0 – 8.4.0VulnerableOracle
  • cpe:2.3:a:oracle:mysql_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 8.0.37; 8.1.0 – 8.4.0 Vulnerable ·Oracle

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Oracle MySQL Server — oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html

    22 records Highest priority Priority LOW 22 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-13967 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle MySQL NDB ClusterPriority LOW 30
    • TI-2024-13961 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle MySQL ServerPriority LOW 30
    • TI-2024-13956 Improper authorization in Oracle MySQL ServerPriority LOW 28

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21179
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jxff-45f6-mfww

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
See all 347 →

Sources