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Red Hat Security Advisory: mysql:8.0 security update

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Published: 02/19/2025 (02/19/2025, 11:10:11 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) and many client programs and libraries. Security Fix(es): * openssl: SSL_select_next_proto buffer overread (CVE-2024-5535) * krb5: GSS message token handling (CVE-2024-37371) * curl: libcurl: ASN.1 date parser overread (CVE-2024-7264) * mysql: Thread Pooling unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21238) * mysql: X Plugin unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21196) * mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21241) * mysql: Client programs unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21231) * mysql: Information Schema unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21197) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21218) * mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21201) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21236) * mysql: Group Replication GCS unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21237) * mysql: FTS unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21203) * mysql: Health Monitor unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21212) * mysql: DML unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21219) * mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21230) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21213) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21194) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21199) * mysql: PS unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21193) * mysql: DDL unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21198) * mysql: mysqldump unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21247) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Oct 2024) (CVE-2024-21239) * curl: curl netrc password leak (CVE-2024-11053) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21497) * mysql: MySQL Server Options Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21520) * mysql: High Privilege Denial of Service Vulnerability in MySQL Server (CVE-2025-21490) * mysql: Information Schema unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21529) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21531) * mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21504) * mysql: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21540) * mysql: MySQL Server InnoDB Denial of Service and Unauthorized Data Modification Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21555) * mysql: Packaging unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21543) * mysql: MySQL Server InnoDB Denial of Service and Unauthorized Data Modification Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21491) * mysql: DDL unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21525) * mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21536) * mysql: Thread Pooling unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21521) * mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21501) * mysql: Performance Schema unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21534) * mysql: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21494) * mysql: Privileges unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21519) * mysql: Parser unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21522) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21503) * mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21518) * mysql: MySQL Server InnoDB Denial of Service and Unauthorized Data Modification Vulnerability (CVE-2025-21559) * mysql: Privilege Misuse in MySQL Server Security Component (CVE-2025-21546) * mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21500) * mysql: InnoDB unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21523) * mysql: Components Services unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2025) (CVE-2025-21505) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected software

Affected versions
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise LinuxRed Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)srcmecab-0:0.996-2.module+el8.10.0+22857+7f331edd.src::mysql:8.0

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Technical Analysis

This Red Hat security advisory covers a broad set of vulnerabilities affecting the MySQL 8.0 module on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. The vulnerabilities span multiple MySQL components such as Thread Pooling, X Plugin, Optimizer, Client programs, Information Schema, InnoDB storage engine, Group Replication, Full Text Search, Health Monitor, DML, DDL, Performance Schema, Privileges, Parser, Packaging, and Components Services. The advisory also addresses related vulnerabilities in OpenSSL (buffer overread), krb5 (GSS message token handling), and curl (ASN.1 date parser overread and netrc password leak). Many of the MySQL vulnerabilities are unspecified in detail but include denial of service, unauthorized data modification, and privilege misuse issues. The advisory references numerous CVEs from 2024 and 2025, indicating ongoing patching efforts. The update is rated Important by Red Hat and is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 across various hardware architectures and extended life cycle releases. The advisory provides links for applying the update and further details.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities collectively pose risks including denial of service, unauthorized data modification, privilege misuse, and information disclosure due to buffer overreads and token handling flaws. The broad range of affected MySQL components suggests potential impact on database stability, security, and integrity. The inclusion of related vulnerabilities in OpenSSL, krb5, and curl further broadens the attack surface. Red Hat rates the overall security impact as Important, indicating a high but not critical severity level. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated packages for the mysql:8.0 module on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and its extended life cycle versions that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly following Red Hat's published guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Since this is an official fix, applying the update is the recommended mitigation. No additional vendor advisories indicate that no action is required or that the issues are already mitigated without patching.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2025:1673
Cve Count
49
Additional Cves
["CVE-2024-7264","CVE-2024-11053","CVE-2024-21193","CVE-2024-21194","CVE-2024-21196","CVE-2024-21197","CVE-2024-21198","CVE-2024-21199","CVE-2024-21201","CVE-2024-21203","CVE-2024-21212","CVE-2024-21213","CVE-2024-21218","CVE-2024-21219","CVE-2024-21230","CVE-2024-21231","CVE-2024-21236","CVE-2024-21237","CVE-2024-21238","CVE-2024-21239","CVE-2024-21241","CVE-2024-21247","CVE-2024-37371","CVE-2025-21490","CVE-2025-21491","CVE-2025-21494","CVE-2025-21497","CVE-2025-21500","CVE-2025-21501","CVE-2025-21503","CVE-2025-21504","CVE-2025-21505","CVE-2025-21518","CVE-2025-21519","CVE-2025-21520","CVE-2025-21521","CVE-2025-21522","CVE-2025-21523","CVE-2025-21525","CVE-2025-21529","CVE-2025-21531","CVE-2025-21534","CVE-2025-21536","CVE-2025-21540","CVE-2025-21543","CVE-2025-21546","CVE-2025-21555","CVE-2025-21559"]

Threat ID: 6a1f4ea0e29bf47b50087872

Added to database: 06/02/2026, 21:44:00 UTC

Last enriched: 08/04/2026, 16:02:32 UTC

Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC

Views: 433

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