Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MariaDB and MySQL, the worst of which could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
| Package | dev-db/mariadb on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 10.0.28 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 10.0.28 |
| Package | dev-db/mysql on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 5.6.34 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 5.6.34 |
MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. MariaDB is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MariaDB and MySQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Attackers could execute arbitrary code, escalate privileges, and impact availability via unspecified vectors.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All MariaDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-10.0.28"
All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.6.34"