Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20166664000
Revision Date:2016-12-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2016-6664 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2016-6664
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'mysql-5.5' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '5.5.52-0ubuntu0.12.04.1').
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