diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/general_log_file_basic.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/general_log_file_basic.result
index 30bb0f3..e1fddd8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/general_log_file_basic.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/general_log_file_basic.result
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@ SET @@global.general_log_file = mytest.log;
 ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'general_log_file'
 SET @@global.general_log_file = 12;
 ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'general_log_file'
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.cnf';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'general_log_file' can't be set to the value of 'my.cnf'
+SET @@global.general_log_file = '/tmp/my.cnf';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'general_log_file' can't be set to the value of '/tmp/my.cnf'
+SET @@global.general_log_file = '.my.cnf';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'general_log_file' can't be set to the value of '.my.cnf'
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.cnf\0foo';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'general_log_file' can't be set to the value of 'my.cnf'
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.ini';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'general_log_file' can't be set to the value of 'my.ini'
 '#----------------------FN_DYNVARS_004_03------------------------#'
 SELECT @@global.general_log_file = VARIABLE_VALUE 
 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/slow_query_log_file_basic.result b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/slow_query_log_file_basic.result
index c032a36..503d1c8 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/slow_query_log_file_basic.result
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/r/slow_query_log_file_basic.result
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ SET @@global.slow_query_log_file = mytest.log;
 ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'slow_query_log_file'
 SET @@global.slow_query_log_file = 12;
 ERROR 42000: Incorrect argument type to variable 'slow_query_log_file'
+SET @@global.slow_query_log_file = 'my.cnf';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'slow_query_log_file' can't be set to the value of 'my.cnf'
+SET @@global.slow_query_log_file = '/tmp/my.cnf';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'slow_query_log_file' can't be set to the value of '/tmp/my.cnf'
+SET @@global.general_log_file = '.my.cnf';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'general_log_file' can't be set to the value of '.my.cnf'
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.cnf\0foo';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'general_log_file' can't be set to the value of 'my.cnf'
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.ini';
+ERROR 42000: Variable 'general_log_file' can't be set to the value of 'my.ini'
 '#----------------------FN_DYNVARS_004_03------------------------#'
 SELECT @@global.slow_query_log_file = VARIABLE_VALUE 
 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.GLOBAL_VARIABLES 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/general_log_file_basic.test b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/general_log_file_basic.test
index 62b2105..2e24f1d 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/general_log_file_basic.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/general_log_file_basic.test
@@ -59,6 +59,20 @@ SET @@global.general_log_file = mytest.log;
 --error ER_WRONG_TYPE_FOR_VAR
 SET @@global.general_log_file = 12;
 
+#
+# MDEV-10465
+#
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.cnf';
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.general_log_file = '/tmp/my.cnf';
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.general_log_file = '.my.cnf';
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.cnf\0foo';
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.ini';
+
 
 --echo '#----------------------FN_DYNVARS_004_03------------------------#'
 ############################################################################## 
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/slow_query_log_file_basic.test b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/slow_query_log_file_basic.test
index c91ff45..5f59dc9 100644
--- a/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/slow_query_log_file_basic.test
+++ b/mysql-test/suite/sys_vars/t/slow_query_log_file_basic.test
@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ SET @@global.slow_query_log_file = mytest.log;
 --error ER_WRONG_TYPE_FOR_VAR
 SET @@global.slow_query_log_file = 12;
 
+#
+# MDEV-10465
+#
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.slow_query_log_file = 'my.cnf';
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.slow_query_log_file = '/tmp/my.cnf';
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.general_log_file = '.my.cnf';
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.cnf\0foo';
+--error ER_WRONG_VALUE_FOR_VAR
+SET @@global.general_log_file = 'my.ini';
+
 --echo '#----------------------FN_DYNVARS_004_03------------------------#'
 ############################################################################## 
 # Check if the value in GLOBAL Tables matches values in variable             #
diff --git a/sql/sys_vars.cc b/sql/sys_vars.cc
index 9ed27e2..31679c2 100644
--- a/sql/sys_vars.cc
+++ b/sql/sys_vars.cc
@@ -4973,6 +4973,17 @@ static bool check_log_path(sys_var *self, THD *thd, set_var *var)
      return true;
   }
 
+  static const LEX_CSTRING my_cnf= { STRING_WITH_LEN("my.cnf") };
+  static const LEX_CSTRING my_ini= { STRING_WITH_LEN("my.ini") };
+  if (path_length >= my_cnf.length)
+  {
+    if (strcasecmp(path + path_length - my_cnf.length, my_cnf.str) == 0)
+      return true; // log file name ends with "my.cnf"
+    DBUG_ASSERT(my_cnf.length == my_ini.length);
+    if (strcasecmp(path + path_length - my_ini.length, my_ini.str) == 0)
+      return true; // log file name ends with "my.ini"
+  }
+
   MY_STAT f_stat;
 
   if (my_stat(path, &f_stat, MYF(0)))