Latest Debian 12 update opens MariaDB server to the internet
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9 hours ago
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I have a couple servers with Debian 12, running MariaDB. The servers were configured with bind-address 127.0.0.1:3306 so that any database connections are local.

I upgraded to Debian 12.15 today, rebooted and checked open ports just to see if all services are running.

To my surprise, MariaDB is no longer listening on 127.0.0.1:3306, but we have "init" listening on :::3306.

It looks like default config has changed to use Systemd sockets. Which I guess is fine, but silently making your database server accessible to the whole Internet doesn't sound like a good idea.

So, just PSA, if you rely on bind-address only, make sure you reconfigure the mariadb.socket settings.

debpalash
6 hours ago
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Yikes, on debain seems highly alarming, remeber times when used to turn to debain for stability and security of servers.
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atmosx
3 hours ago
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The Damon should default to local host, however mariaDB is not some obscure daemon that runs for the kicks… so maybe, engineers should take the time to setup a firewall instead of assuming that all daemons listen to local host? Especially when the server is online? Just saying…
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gib444
3 hours ago
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Can you repro on a fresh install?
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