Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DDL).
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 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: DDL). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.39 and prior, 8.4.2 and prior and 9.0.1 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
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 8.0.39; up to 8.4.2; up to 9.0.1 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MySQL Server VendorOracle Affected up to 8.0.39; up to 8.4.2; up to 9.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2025:1673 Released 2025-02-19 · Red Hat rating Importantmysql:8.0 security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) mecab-0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+22857+7f331edd.aarch64::mysql:8.0, mecab-0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+22857+7f331edd.ppc64le::mysql:8.0, mecab-0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+22857+7f331edd.s390x::mysql:8.0 +44
- RHSA-2025:1671 Released 2025-02-19 · Red Hat rating Importantmysql security update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) mysql-devel-8.0.41-2.el9_5, mysql-libs-8.0.41-2.el9_5, mysql-test-8.0.41-2.el9_5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) mysql-8.0.41-2.el9_5, mysql-common-8.0.41-2.el9_5, mysql-errmsg-8.0.41-2.el9_5 +1
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/cpuoct2024.html
25 records Highest priority Priority LOW 25 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2024-14007 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle MySQL ClusterPriority LOW 31
- TI-2024-13983 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle MySQL ServerPriority LOW 30
- TI-2024-14015 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Thread…Priority LOW 26
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1671 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1673 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2025:1671 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-21198
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j5r3-hxmp-cxpr
References
Patch 1
More Oracle Mysql vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02794 Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2016-05707 Oracle MySQL through 5.5.52, 5.6.x through 5.6.33, and 5.7.x through 5.7.15; MariaDB… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2003-00723 Buffer overflow in get_salt_from_password from sql_acl.cc for MySQL 4.0.14 and earlier… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.0
- TI-2020-04444 RFD Attack via "Content-Disposition" Header Sourced from Request Input by Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux Application CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2008-00208 Multiple buffer overflows in yaSSL 1.7.5 and earlier, as used in MySQL and possibly other… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2020-01888 Segmentation fault in SSL_check_chain CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2024-21198 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-21198 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j5r3-hxmp-cxpr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-21198 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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