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From: Sean Amoss <ackle@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201411-02 ] MySQL, MariaDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:18:23
Message-Id: 545ABDFE.1090000@gentoo.org
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: MySQL, MariaDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: November 05, 2014
10 Bugs: #525504
11 ID: 201411-02
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the MySQL and MariaDB,
19 possibly allowing attackers to cause unspecified impact.
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21 Background
22 ==========
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24 MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. MariaDB is an
25 enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.
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27 Affected packages
28 =================
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 dev-db/mysql < 5.5.40 >= 5.5.40
34 2 dev-db/mariadb < 5.5.40-r1 >= 5.5.40-r1
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36 2 affected packages
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38 Description
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41 Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL.
42 Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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44 Impact
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47 A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause
48 unspecified impact, possibly including remote execution of arbitrary
49 code, Denial of Service, or disclosure of sensitive information.
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51 Workaround
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54 There is no known workaround at this time.
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56 Resolution
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59 All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version:
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61 # emerge --sync
62 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.5.40"
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64 All MariaDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
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66 # emerge --sync
67 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-5.5.40-r1"
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69 References
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72 [ 1 ] CVE-2014-6464
73 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6464
74 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-6469
75 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6469
76 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-6491
77 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6491
78 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-6494
79 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6494
80 [ 5 ] CVE-2014-6496
81 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6496
82 [ 6 ] CVE-2014-6500
83 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6500
84 [ 7 ] CVE-2014-6507
85 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6507
86 [ 8 ] CVE-2014-6555
87 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6555
88 [ 9 ] CVE-2014-6559
89 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6559
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91 Availability
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94 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
95 the Gentoo Security Website:
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97 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201411-02.xml
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99 Concerns?
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102 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
103 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
104 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
105 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
106 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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108 License
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111 Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
112 belongs to its owner(s).
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114 The contents of this document are licensed under the
115 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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117 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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