Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-21177

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  - Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported
    versions that are affected are 8.0.37 and prior and 8.4.0 and prior. 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-2024-21177)

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

include('linux_unpatched.inc');

var distro_constraints_array = {
  "Ubuntu Linux-14.04": {
    "package_manager": "dpkg-l",
    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "14.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient18"},
          {"reference": "libmysqld-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmysqld-pic"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-client-core-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-common"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-core-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-source-5.5"},
          {"reference": "mysql-testsuite"},
          {"reference": "mysql-testsuite-5.5"}
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  },
  "Ubuntu Linux-16.04": {
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    "constraints": [
      {
        "release": "16.04",
        "pkgs": [
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient-dev"},
          {"reference": "libmysqlclient20"},
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          {"reference": "mysql-client-5.7"},
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          {"reference": "mysql-server-5.7"},
          {"reference": "mysql-server-core-5.7"},
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      }
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  },
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}