CVE-2019-2938: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-2938 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.3% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.4, network access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 20 · Related 11Timeline
- 16-10-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 01-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.27 and prior and 8.0.17 and prior. Difficult to exploit vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.99%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
87%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 2.99% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, administrative account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu7 products
- mariadb-10.0All versions (No fix recorded)
- mariadb-10.1< 1:10.1.43-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
- mysql-5.5All versions (No fix recorded)
- mysql-5.7< 5.7.28-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 5.7.28-0ubuntu0.18.04.4
- mysql-8.0< 8.0.18-0ubuntu3
Chainguard6 products
- mysql-8.0< 8.0.38-r0
- mysql-8.0-client< 8.0.38-r0
- mysql-8.0-dev< 8.0.38-r0
- mysql-8.0-iamguarded-compat< 8.0.38-r0
- mysql-8.0-oci-entrypoint< 8.0.38-r0
Netapp4 products
Alpine1 product
- mariadb≥ 10.2.0, < 10.3.20-r0 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.4.10-r0 | ≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.29-r0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 19.04 | 19.10
Fedoraproject1 product
- fedoraEOL29 | 30 | 31
Mariadb1 product
- mariadb≥ 10.2.0, < 10.2.28 | ≥ 10.3.0, < 10.3.19 | ≥ 10.4.0, < 10.4.9
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.1
Oracle1 product
- mysql≥ 5.7.0, ≤ 5.7.27 | ≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.0.17
Oracle corporation1 product
- mysql server5.7.27 and prior | 8.0.17 and prior
10 vendors · 24 products
References
15 links- www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2019-5072832.htmlX Refsource MISCREPORTFIXPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00037.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEAdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory