--- title: "CVE-2019-2938\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2938?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2019-2938 Publication date 16 October 2019 Last updated 18 August 2025 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) ## Cvss 3 Severity Score **4.4 · Medium** [Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2938?format=md#impact-score) Toggle side navigation ## Description Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 5.7.27 and prior and 8.0.17 and prior. Difficult to exploit 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 3.0 Base Score 4.4 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H). [Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-2938?format=md#notes) ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | mariadb-10.0 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | percona-server-5.6 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mariadb-10.1 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 1:10.1.43-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mariadb-10.3 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not affected | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected | | 19.10 eoan | Fixed 1:10.3.20-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 | | 19.04 disco | Fixed 1:10.3.20-0ubuntu0.19.04.1 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mariadb-5.5 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mysql-5.5 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 15.04 vivid | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support | | mysql-5.6 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mysql-5.7 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Fixed 5.7.28-0ubuntu0.19.04.2 | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Fixed 5.7.28-0ubuntu0.18.04.4 | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 5.7.28-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | mysql-8.0 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 24.04 LTS noble | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 23.10 mantic | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 23.04 lunar | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 22.10 kinetic | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 21.10 impish | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 21.04 hirsute | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 20.10 groovy | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 20.04 LTS focal | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu3 | | 19.10 eoan | Fixed 8.0.18-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | | percona-xtradb-cluster-5.5 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release | | 25.10 questing | Not in release | | 25.04 plucky | Not in release | | 24.10 oracular | Not in release | | 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | | 23.10 mantic | Not in release | | 23.04 lunar | Not in release | | 22.10 kinetic | Not in release | | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | | 21.10 impish | Not in release | | 21.04 hirsute | Not in release | | 20.10 groovy | Not in release | | 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | | 19.10 eoan | Not in release | | 19.04 disco | Not in release | | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | | 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## Notes --- ### [leosilva](https://launchpad.net/~leosilva) since 5.5 is no longer upstream supported and so far we cannot patch it marking as ignored. ## Severity score breakdown CVSS version: CVSS v3.0 **Base score** 4.4 · Medium * Base metrics | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Attack vector | Network | | Attack complexity | High | | Privileges required | High | | User interaction | None | | Scope | Unchanged | | Confidentiality impact | None | | Integrity impact | None | | Availability impact | High | * Scores | Parameter | Value | | --- | --- | | Base score | 4.4 · Medium | | Exploitability score | - | | Impact score | - | **Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-2938) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-2938) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2019-2938) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-2938) ### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) + [USN-4195-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4195-2) + MariaDB vulnerabilities + 20 November 2019 + [USN-4195-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4195-1) + MySQL vulnerabilities + 18 November 2019 ### Other references * * *