Security Bulletin
Summary
Summary guidance: A remote code execution issue was discovered in MariaDB in the version PowerVC ships. An untrusted search path leads to eval injection, in which a database SUPER user can execute OS commands after modifying wsrep_provider and wsrep_notify_cmd.
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2021-27928
DESCRIPTION: MariaDB could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by improper input validation. By sending specially-crafted input using the wsrep_provider and wsrep_notify_cmd parameters, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.
CVSS Base score: 9.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/198521 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| PowerVC |
2.0.2 2.0.2.1 |
Remediation/Fixes
IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now by upgrading the MariaDB package to the ifix shipped version.
| Product(s) | Version | APAR | |
| IBM PowerVC | 2.0.2 | IT40495 | |
| IBM PowerVC | 2.0.2.1 | IT40495 |
Workarounds and Mitigations
NA
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References
Acknowledgement
Change History
07 Apr 2022: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
18 May 2022
UID
ibm16587431