{
  "threat_severity" : "Moderate",
  "public_date" : "2026-01-20T00:00:00Z",
  "bugzilla" : {
    "description" : "mysql: Optimizer unspecified vulnerability (CPU Jan 2026)",
    "id" : "2431409",
    "url" : "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431409"
  },
  "cvss3" : {
    "cvss3_base_score" : "6.5",
    "cvss3_scoring_vector" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
    "status" : "verified"
  },
  "details" : [ "Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer).  Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.44, 8.4.0-8.4.7 and  9.0.0-9.5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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 6.5 (Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).", "Oracle CPU describes the issue as following: Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Optimizer). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.44, 8.4.0-8.4.7 and 9.0.0-9.5.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low 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." ],
  "statement" : "Red Hat Product Security rates the severity of this flaw as determined by the Oracle MySQL Critical Patch Update.",
  "affected_release" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-10T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:4162",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10.1",
    "package" : "mysql8.4-0:8.4.8-1.el10_1"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-01-08T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:0376",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0",
    "package" : "mariadb10.11-3:10.11.15-1.el10_0"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-24T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5580",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "mysql:8.0-8100020260223150324.489197e6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-01T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6391",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "mysql:8.4-8100020260219114250.489197e6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
    "release_date" : "2026-04-02T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:6435",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8",
    "package" : "mariadb:10.11-8100020260219154532.489197e6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-17T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:4828",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "mysql-0:8.0.45-1.el9_7"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "release_date" : "2026-03-24T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:5640",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9",
    "package" : "mysql:8.4-9070020260313201256.rhel9"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-01-08T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:0335",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.4",
    "package" : "mariadb:10.11-9040020251210090406.rhel9"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support",
    "release_date" : "2026-01-08T00:00:00Z",
    "advisory" : "RHSA-2026:0334",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_eus:9.6",
    "package" : "mariadb:10.11-9060020251210150813.rhel9"
  } ],
  "package_state" : [ {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "mariadb10.11",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6",
    "fix_state" : "Not affected",
    "package_name" : "mysql",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6"
  }, {
    "product_name" : "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
    "fix_state" : "Affected",
    "package_name" : "mariadb:10.11/mariadb",
    "cpe" : "cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
  } ],
  "references" : [ "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-21968\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21968\nhttps://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html#AppendixMSQL" ],
  "name" : "CVE-2026-21968",
  "csaw" : false
}