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title: MySQL instance with local infile on
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# MySQL instance with local infile on

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**Id:** `ansible-gcp-mysql-instance-with-local-infile-on` 

**Provider:** GCP

**Platform:** Ansible

**Severity:** High

**Category:** Insecure Configurations

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [Provider Reference](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/google/cloud/gcp_sql_instance_module.html#parameter-settings/database_flags)

### Description{% #description %}

MySQL instances must have the `local_infile` flag disabled. Enabling `LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE` can be abused to read or exfiltrate files via SQL operations or by malicious servers and clients, exposing sensitive data. For Ansible tasks using `google.cloud.gcp_sql_instance` or `gcp_sql_instance`, ensure the `settings.database_flags` list contains an entry with `name: local_infile` and `value: "off"` for instances whose `database_version` contains "MYSQL". Resources missing this flag or with `local_infile` set to any value other than `"off"` are flagged as insecure.

Secure configuration example:

```yaml
- name: create MySQL Cloud SQL instance with local_infile disabled
  google.cloud.gcp_sql_instance:
    name: my-instance
    database_version: MYSQL_5_7
    settings:
      database_flags:
        - name: local_infile
          value: "off"
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
- name: sql_instance
  google.cloud.gcp_sql_instance:
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    database_version: SQLSERVER_13_1
    name: '{{ resource_name }}-2'
    project: test_project
    region: us-central1
    service_account_file: /tmp/auth.pem
    settings:
      database_flags:
      - name: name1
        value: value1
      tier: db-n1-standard-1
    state: present
```

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```yaml
- name: sql_instance
  google.cloud.gcp_sql_instance:
    auth_kind: serviceaccount
    database_version: MYSQL_5_6
    name: "{{ resource_name }}-2"
    project: test_project
    region: us-central1
    service_account_file: /tmp/auth.pem
    settings:
      database_flags:
      - name: local_infile
        value: on
      tier: db-n1-standard-1
    state: present
```