MariaDB up to 13.0.1 FRM Metadata memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in MariaDB up to 13.0.1. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component FRM Metadata Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-107821. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MariaDB up to 13.0.1 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component FRM Metadata Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

MariaDB server is a community developed fork of MySQL server. From 10.6.1 until 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2, MariaDB insufficiently validated counts, offsets, lengths, and field boundaries in FRM metadata while opening binary FRM files. An attacker able to place a crafted FRM file in the data directory could trigger out-of-bounds reads or writes, crash the server, or potentially execute code. This issue is fixed in versions 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3, and 13.0.2.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-107821 since 10/08/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 10/09/2026).

Upgrading to version 10.6.28, 10.11.19, 11.4.13, 11.8.9, 12.3.3 or 13.0.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 8.7
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CNA Base Score: 8.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: MariaDB 10.6.28/10.11.19/11.4.13/11.8.9/12.3.3/13.0.2

Timelineinfo

10/08/2026 CVE reserved
10/09/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-107821 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-107821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-415976

Entryinfo

Created: 10/09/2026 19:46
Changes: 10/09/2026 19:46 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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