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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-04 |
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Severity: Normal |
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Title: MySQL: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: April 06, 2008 |
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Bugs: #201669 |
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ID: 200804-04 |
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Synopsis |
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Multiple vulnerabilities in MySQL might lead to privilege escalation |
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and Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 dev-db/mysql < 5.0.54 >= 5.0.54 |
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Description |
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in MySQL: |
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* Mattias Jonsson reported that a "RENAME TABLE" command against a |
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table with explicit "DATA DIRECTORY" and "INDEX DIRECTORY" options |
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would overwrite the file to which the symlink points (CVE-2007-5969). |
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* Martin Friebe discovered that MySQL does not update the DEFINER |
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value of a view when the view is altered (CVE-2007-6303). |
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* Philip Stoev discovered that the federated engine expects the |
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response of a remote MySQL server to contain a minimum number of |
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columns in query replies (CVE-2007-6304). |
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Impact |
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An authenticated remote attacker could exploit the first vulnerability |
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to overwrite MySQL system tables and escalate privileges, or use the |
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second vulnerability to gain privileges via an "ALTER VIEW" statement. |
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Remote federated MySQL servers could cause a Denial of Service in the |
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local MySQL server by exploiting the third vulnerability. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version: |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.0.54" |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2007-5969 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5969 |
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[ 2 ] CVE-2007-6303 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6303 |
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[ 3 ] CVE-2007-6304 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-6304 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-04.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |