CVE-2017-10379 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for mysql56,mysql57: ALAS-2017-926

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Client programs). Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Server accessible data. (CVE-2017-10379 )

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. (CVE-2017-10378 )

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Performance Schema). Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. (CVE-2017-10283 )

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. (CVE-2017-10227 )

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server.(CVE-2017-10294 )

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Replication). Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Server accessible data. (CVE-2017-10268 )

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Pluggable Auth). Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server.(CVE-2017-10155 )

QID Detection Logic:
This authenticated QID verifies if the version of the following files is lesser than:
5.6.38-1.27.amzn1: mysql56-embedded,mysql56-embedded-devel,mysql56-bench,mysql56-server,mysql56-errmsg,mysql56-libs,mysql56-debuginfo,mysql56-common,mysql56-devel,mysql56-test,mysql56
5.7.20-2.5.amzn1: mysql57-debuginfo,mysql57-errmsg,mysql57-embedded,mysql57-server,mysql57-devel,mysql57-libs,mysql57-test,mysql57-embedded-devel,mysql57,mysql57-common

Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; allows unauthorized modification; allows disruption of service.

Please refer to Amazon advisory ALAS-2017-926 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Patch:
Following are links for downloading patches to fix the vulnerabilities:

ALAS-2017-926: Amazon Linux