Distribution advisory
This page covers CVE-2026-3494 as tracked by BellSoft, for the package mariadb. The fix is available in version 11.8.6-r0; earlier versions remain affected.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity low, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: Low — an ordinary user account is enough.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None.
- Integrity impact: Low — limited, and the attacker does not choose what is affected.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
BELL-CVE-2026-3494 is classified as CWE-778: Insufficient Logging. When a security-critical event occurs, the product either does not record the event or omits important details about the event when logging it.
Affected software
BELL-CVE-2026-3494 is recorded against 1 package.
- mariadb (from 10.11.4-r0 up to 11.8.6-r0)
Timeline and source
Published on 13 March 2026 and last revised on 14 March 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
docs.bell-sw.com (Advisory)
Other advisories for this package
mariadb has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-778: Insufficient Logging) in other software:
