---
id: CVE-2026-101754
title: 'mysql: mysql: Denial of Service via client programs (CVE-2026-101754)'
summary: >-
  A flaw was found in MySQL client programs. A remote attacker with high
  privileges and network access can exploit this vulnerability to compromise the
  system. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to cause the database
  server to hang …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cvssSource: vendor
cwe: CWE-400
vendor: Red Hat
product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
affected:
  - enterprise_linux 10
  - enterprise_linux 9
published: '2026-10-20'
updated: '2026-10-22'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-22T22:18:57+00:00'
source: CSAF
sourceUrl: 'https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-101754.json'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-101754.json
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-101754'
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2556828'
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-101754'
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-101754'
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2026.html'
tags:
  - csaf
  - vex
  - red-hat
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00346
epssPercentile: 0.27969
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-22T17:26:18.448070Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-20T22:23:33.931Z'
---

## Overview

A flaw was found in MySQL client programs. A remote attacker with high privileges and network access can exploit this vulnerability to compromise the system. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to cause the database server to hang or repeatedly crash, resulting in a complete Denial of Service (DoS).

## Vendor advisories

- **Red Hat VEX** · Moderate · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · updated 2026-10-22 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-101754.json)

**mysql: mysql: Denial of Service via client programs** — rated Moderate by Red Hat. Released 2026-10-20, updated 2026-10-22.

Affected:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

No fix planned:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Not affected:

- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Hardened Images

## Remediation

Affected