CVE-2016-0642 Other in n/a
Local attackers can compromise data integrity and availability in MySQL via the Federated storage engine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-0642?
CVE-2016-0642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 21 Apr 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.48 and earlier, 5.6.29 and earlier, and 5.7.11 and earlier allows local users to affect integrity and availability via vectors related to Federated.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0642?
It affects 17 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Mariadb Mariadb, Opensuse Leap, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Mysql and 11 more.
How do I fix CVE-2016-0642?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-0642 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0642 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-px8r-9h4w-jc93, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-0642.