CVE-2016-0546: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-0546 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.59% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 47.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 14 · Related 6Timeline
- 21-01-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in Oracle MySQL 5.5.46 and earlier, 5.6.27 and earlier, and 5.7.9 and MariaDB before 5.5.47, 10.0.x before 10.0.23, and 10.1.x before 10.1.10 allows local users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to Client. NOTE: the previous information is from the January 2016 CPU. Oracle has not commented on third-party claims that these are multiple buffer overflows in the mysqlshow tool that allow remote database servers to have unspecified impact via a long table or database name.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.59%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
47%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 0.57% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Redhat8 products
- enterprise_linuxEOL6.0 | 7.0
- enterprise_linux_desktop7.0
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node7.0
- enterprise_linux_hpc_node_eus7.2
- enterprise_linux_server7.0
Ubuntu5 products
- mariadb-5.5< 5.5.47-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
- mysql-5.5< 5.5.47-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- mysql-5.6< 5.6.28-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
- percona-server-5.6All versions (No fix recorded)
- percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6< 5.6.34-26.19-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Oracle3 products
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL12.04 | 14.04 | 15.04 | 15.10
Debian1 product
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Mariadb1 product
- mariadb≥ 5.5.20, < 5.5.47 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.0.23 | ≥ 10.1.0, < 10.1.10
7 vendors · 21 products
References
30 links- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00034.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00015.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00033.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2016-2367955.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor AdvisoryREPORT
Show all 30 references
- github.com/mysql/mysql-server/commit/0dbd5a8797ed4bd18e8b883988fb62177eb0f73fX Refsource CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00051.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinapr2016-2952098.htmlX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-02/msg00016.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00053.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEThird Party Advisory