MariaDB up to 10.5.9 sub_select_postjoin_aggr denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in MariaDB up to 10.5.9. Affected is the function sub_select_postjoin_aggr. This manipulation of the argument aggr causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-46664. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in MariaDB up to 10.5.9 (Database Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function sub_select_postjoin_aggr. The manipulation of the argument aggr with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/01/2022 as MDEV-25761. The advisory is shared at jira.mariadb.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-46664 since 02/01/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236542 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0151: mariadb:10.5 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0151)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236542). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236542
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0151: mariadb:10.5 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0151)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MDEV-25761
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-46664 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-46664
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192037

Entryinfo

Created: 02/01/2022 07:58
Updated: 05/21/2025 23:13
Changes: 02/01/2022 07:58 (40), 02/04/2022 08:33 (1), 05/21/2025 23:13 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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