MariaDB up to 10.6.1 HAVING Clause denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in MariaDB up to 10.6.1. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HAVING Clause Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2021-46666. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MariaDB up to 10.6.1 (Database Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown functionality of the component HAVING Clause Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was shared 02/01/2022 as MDEV-25635. It is possible to read the advisory at jira.mariadb.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-46666 since 02/01/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236627 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0034: mariadb:10.5 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0034)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236627). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB 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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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236627
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0034: mariadb:10.5 (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0034)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MariaDB 10.6.2

Timelineinfo

02/01/2022 🔍
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05/19/2025 +1203 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: MDEV-25635
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-46666 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-46666
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-192039

Entryinfo

Created: 02/01/2022 08:03
Updated: 05/19/2025 23:34
Changes: 02/01/2022 08:03 (40), 02/04/2022 08:38 (1), 05/19/2025 23:34 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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