mysql_install_db in MariaDB 10.4.7 through 10.4.11 allows privilege escalation from the mysql user account to root because chown and chmod are performed unsafely, as demonstrated by a symlink attack on a chmod 04755 of auth_pam_tool_dir/auth_pam_tool. NOTE: this does not affect the Oracle MySQL product, which implements mysql_install_db differently.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-02-04T16:57:00

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:25:48.582Z

Reserved: 2020-01-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-7221

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-02-04T17:15:13.233

Modified: 2021-07-21T11:39:23.747

Link: CVE-2020-7221

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-7221 - Bugzilla