CVE-2024-20966

MEDIUM

4.9

CVSS v3

Description

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.35 and prior and 8.2.0 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).

CWE-404

How to fix

Remediation Available

mysql-8.0Debian

Fixed in:8.0.36-1CVE-2024-20966

mecabRocky

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.src::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecabRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.src::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-develRocky

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:0.996-2.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-ipadicRocky

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.src::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-ipadicRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.src::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-ipadic-EUCJPRocky

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mecab-ipadic-EUCJPRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:2.7.0.20070801-16.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

mysqlRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.src::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysqlRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.src::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-commonRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-commonRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-develRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-devel-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-devel-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-errmsgRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-errmsgRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-libsRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-libsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

mysql-libs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.ppc64le::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.x86_64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.s390x::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.module+el8.9.0+21207+6c20cb3d.aarch64::mysql:8.0RHSA-2024:0894

Fixed in:0:8.0.36-1.el9_3RHSA-2024:1141

This vulnerability affects an unusually large number of packages. The highest-confidence fixes are shown above; the full list is longer. Check the referenced advisories for complete coverage.

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.10%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

oracle.com

Other references1

security.netapp.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-20966?

Published advisories record a fix for 65 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2024-20966 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-20966 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 63% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-20966?

CVE-2024-20966 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9, rated moderate. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-20966 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for mysql-8.0 (Debian), mecab (Rocky), mecab (Red Hat / RHEL), mecab-debuginfo (Red Hat / RHEL), and 61 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-11-04.