CVE-2021-46668

Public Exploit

Description

MariaDB through 10.5.9 allows an application crash via certain long SELECT DISTINCT statements that improperly interact with storage-engine resource limitations for temporary data structures.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.03%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mariadb.org Vendor Advisory mariadb.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://jira.mariadb.org/browse/MDEV-25787 issue tracking patch vendor advisory exploit
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220221-0002/ third party advisory
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/security/ patch vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NJ4KDAGF3H4D4BDTHRAM6ZEAJJWWMRUO/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DKJRBYJAQCOPHSED43A3HUPNKQLDTFGD/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EZFZVMJL5UDTOZMARLXQIMG3BTG6UNYW/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-46668?
CVE-2021-46668 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-46668?
To fix CVE-2021-46668, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-46668 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-46668 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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