CVE-2016-6664
13.12.2016, 21:59
mysqld_safe in Oracle MySQL through 5.5.51, 5.6.x through 5.6.32, and 5.7.x through 5.7.14; MariaDB; Percona Server before 5.5.51-38.2, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-78-1, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-8; and Percona XtraDB Cluster before 5.5.41-37.0, 5.6.x before 5.6.32-25.17, and 5.7.x before 5.7.14-26.17, when using file-based logging, allows local users with access to the mysql account to gain root privileges via a symlink attack on error logs and possibly other files.
Vendor | Product | Version |
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oracle | mysql | 5.5.0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5.5.51 |
oracle | mysql | 5.6.0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5.6.32 |
oracle | mysql | 5.7.0 ≤ 𝑥 ≤ 5.7.14 |
mariadb | mariadb | 5.5.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.5.54 |
mariadb | mariadb | 10.0.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.0.29 |
mariadb | mariadb | 10.1.0 ≤ 𝑥 < 10.1.21 |
percona | percona_server | 5.5 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.5.51-38.2 |
percona | percona_server | 5.6 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.6.32-78.1 |
percona | percona_server | 5.7 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.7.14-8 |
percona | xtradb_cluster | 5.5 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.5.41-37.0 |
percona | xtradb_cluster | 5.6 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.6.32-25.17 |
percona | xtradb_cluster | 5.7 ≤ 𝑥 < 5.7.14-26.17 |
𝑥
= Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu Releases
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mariadb-10.0 |
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mysql-5.5 |
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mysql-5.6 |
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mysql-5.7 |
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