SB2016112908 - Fedora 24 update for perl-DBD-MySQL
Published: November 29, 2016 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016112908
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-1251)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
There is a vulnerability of type use-after-free affecting DBD::mysql (aka DBD-mysql or the Database Interface (DBI) MySQL driver for Perl) 3.x and 4.x before 4.041 when used with mysql_server_prepare=1.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.