Simon Fraser University

[linux-security] MySQL DoS and local root exploits

Topic ===== local root exploit and DoS attack against MySQL Problem Description ===== MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. The MySQL package contains a bug whereby dynamically ...
Bleeping Computer

MySQL Databases Need Urgent Updates to Address Three Critical Security Bugs

System administrators should be patching their MySQL installations if they haven't in the last three weeks, to safeguard their database servers against three critical security flaws discovered by ...
Threat Post

Critical MySQL Vulnerabilities Can Lead to Server Compromise

Critical vulnerabilities in MySQL and database servers MariaDB and PerconaDB can lead to arbitrary code execution, root privilege escalation, and server compromise. Critical vulnerabilities in MySQL ...
InfoWorld

Oracle security update includes Java, MySQL, Oracle Database fixes

Administrators who support Java applications and various Oracle databases should pay close attention to the latest quarterly security update from Oracle, as more than a third of the security fixes ...
Bleeping Computer

MySQL Design Flaw Allows Malicious Servers to Steal Files from Clients

A design flaw in the file transfer interaction between a client host and a MySQL server allows an attacker running a malicious MySQL server to get access to any data the connected client has read ...
TechRadar

MySQL servers hit by DDoS malware botnet

Hackers have been observed targeting vulnerable MySQL servers in an attempt to compromise and assimilate them into a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) botnet. Researchers at the AhnLab Security ...
Business Wire

IDERA SQL Diagnostic Manager for MySQL Improves Query Performance and Enterprise Security

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IDERA (an Idera, Inc. company), a provider of powerful database productivity tools, today announced the latest release of SQL Diagnostic Manager for MySQL v8.9. This release ...