Important: mysql56

Issue Overview:

Server: Security: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017):
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2017-3462)

Security: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017)
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2017-3463)

Server: Security: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017)
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Security: Privileges). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2017-3461)

Server: DDL unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017):
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DDL). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. 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 update, insert or delete access to some of MySQL Server accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.3 (Integrity impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N). (CVE-2017-3464)

Unsafe chmod/chown use in init script (CPU Jan 2017)
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Packaging). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.53 and earlier, 5.6.34 and earlier and 5.7.16 and earlier. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where MySQL Server executes to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks require human interaction from a person other than the attacker. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all MySQL Server accessible data and unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS v3.0 Base Score 5.6 (Confidentiality and Availability impacts). (CVE-2017-3265)

Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017)
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. Easily “exploitable” vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2017-3309)

Server: DML unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017)
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. Easily “exploitable” vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. While the vulnerability is in MySQL Server, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.7 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2017-3308)

Server: DML unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017)
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: DML). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2017-3456)

Server: Memcached unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017)
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Memcached). Supported versions that are affected are 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2017-3450)

Server: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Apr 2017)
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.54 and earlier, 5.6.35 and earlier and 5.7.17 and earlier. 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. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). (CVE-2017-3453)

Integer underflow in get_56_lenc_string() leading to DoS (CPU Apr 2017):
An integer overflow flaw leading to a buffer overflow was found in the way MySQL parsed connection handshake packets. An unauthenticated remote attacker with access to the MySQL port could use this flaw to crash the mysqld daemon. (CVE-2017-3599)

Affected Packages:

mysql56

Issue Correction:
Run yum update mysql56 to update your system.

New Packages:

i686:  
    mysql56-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-embedded-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-server-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-common-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-bench-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-libs-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-errmsg-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-test-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-devel-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-debuginfo-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
    mysql56-embedded-devel-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.i686  
  
src:  
    mysql56-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    mysql56-server-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-test-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-devel-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-libs-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-errmsg-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-debuginfo-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-embedded-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-embedded-devel-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-common-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-bench-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  
    mysql56-5.6.36-1.25.amzn1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2017-3265, CVE-2017-3308, CVE-2017-3309, CVE-2017-3450, CVE-2017-3453, CVE-2017-3456, CVE-2017-3461, CVE-2017-3462, CVE-2017-3463, CVE-2017-3464, CVE-2017-3599

Mitre: CVE-2017-3265, CVE-2017-3308, CVE-2017-3309, CVE-2017-3450, CVE-2017-3453, CVE-2017-3456, CVE-2017-3461, CVE-2017-3462, CVE-2017-3463, CVE-2017-3464, CVE-2017-3599