Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.30 InnoDB denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.30 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component InnoDB. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2022-21637. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Oracle MySQL Server up to 8.0.30 (Database Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component InnoDB. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 10/19/2022 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2022. The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-21637. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236677 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0081: mysql:8.0 (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0081)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (236677) and EUVD (EUVD-2022-26861). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 236677
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0081: mysql:8.0 (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0081)

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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11/15/2021 🔍
10/19/2022 +337 days 🔍
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04/27/2026 +1286 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - October 2022
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21637 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21637
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211628
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/19/2022 08:30
Updated: 04/27/2026 08:44
Changes: 10/19/2022 08:30 (39), 11/17/2022 00:07 (2), 05/18/2025 07:51 (16), 04/27/2026 08:44 (1)
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