[Bug 1360279] New: perl-DBD-MySQL: Use after free when my_login fails

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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1360279

            Bug ID: 1360279
           Summary: perl-DBD-MySQL: Use after free when my_login fails
           Product: Security Response
         Component: vulnerability
          Keywords: Security
          Severity: medium
          Priority: medium
          Assignee: security-response-team@xxxxxxxxxx
          Reporter: amaris@xxxxxxxxxx
                CC: hhorak@xxxxxxxxxx, jorton@xxxxxxxxxx,
                    jplesnik@xxxxxxxxxx,
                    perl-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
                    perl-maint-list@xxxxxxxxxx, ppisar@xxxxxxxxxx,
                    psabata@xxxxxxxxxx



A use-after-free vulnerability in perl-DBD-MySQL was found. When my_login
fails, the code tries to call mysql_errno on the mysql connection. However,
my_login has already free'd that connection variable, which causes
use-after-free error.

Upstream bug:

https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/pull/45

Upstream patch:

https://github.com/perl5-dbi/DBD-mysql/commit/cf0aa7751f6ef8445e9310a64b14dc81460ca156

CVE request:

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/150

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