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Discussions tagged with optimizer on WindowsForum.com focus on denial-of-service vulnerabilities in the MySQL Server optimizer component. Two threads detail CVE-2024-20961 and CVE-2024-20971, both of which allow low-privileged or elevated database users to trigger hangs or crashes in the mysqld process via the query optimizer. The content covers patch deployment, mitigation strategies, and detection methods for these stability flaws. While the tag is not about Windows-specific optimization, it addresses database security and availability concerns relevant to IT professionals managing MySQL on Windows or other platforms.
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    CVE-2024-20961: MySQL Optimizer DoS - Patch Mitigate and Detect

    Oracle's MySQL Server contains a stability flaw in its query optimizer that can be triggered by a low‑privileged, network‑accessible account to hang or repeatedly crash the server process—producing a reliable denial‑of‑service condition tracked as CVE‑2024‑20961. Background / Overview MySQL...
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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    CVE-2024-20971: MySQL Optimizer DoS Patch and Mitigation

    Oracle's MySQL Server contains a denial‑of‑service weakness in the Server: Optimizer component (tracked as CVE‑2024‑20971) that can be triggered by a threat actor with already‑elevated database privileges and network access, producing a repeatable hang or crash of the mysqld process and a...
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    • cve 2024 20971 mysql optimizer patch management
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    • Forum: Security Alerts
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