rh-mysql56-mysql: privilege escalation
| Package(s): | rh-mysql56-mysql | CVE #(s): | CVE-2016-6664 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Created: | November 15, 2016 | Updated: | January 19, 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: | From the Red Hat advisory:
A flaw was found in the way the mysqld_safe script handled creation of error log file. The mysql operating system user could use this flaw to escalate their privileges to root. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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