🛡️ CVE-2022-21604 on Ubuntu — mysql-5.5

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
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CVSS Score
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Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.30 and prior. Easily exploitable 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 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2022-21604 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package mysql-5.5. The fix is available in version 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1; 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 administrative 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 none, availability high.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-21604 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • mysql-5.5
  • mysql-8.0 (fixed in 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)
  • percona-server-5.6
  • percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6

Timeline and source

Published on 19 October 2022 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
www.cve.org (Report)

CVE-2022-21604 on other distributions

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Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2022-10-19
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-04-22
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
mysql-5.5 — —
mysql-8.0 — 8.0.31-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
percona-server-5.6 — —
percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6 — —

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