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Gentoo: 201411-02 Normal: MySQL And MariaDB Remote Execution Risk

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An analysis of MySQL and MariaDB security loopholes on Gentoo highlights serious issues like remote code execution due to unsafe user input handling and weak auth mechanisms
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the MySQL and MariaDB, possibly allowing attackers to cause unspecified impact.

Summary

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo MySQL remote attack normal severity MariaDB

Resolution

All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.5.40"
All MariaDB users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mariadb-5.5.40-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2014-6464 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6464 [ 2 ] CVE-2014-6469 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6469 [ 3 ] CVE-2014-6491 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6491 [ 4 ] CVE-2014-6494 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6494 [ 5 ] CVE-2014-6496 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6496 [ 6 ] CVE-2014-6500 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6500 [ 7 ] CVE-2014-6507 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6507 [ 8 ] CVE-2014-6555 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6555 [ 9 ] CVE-2014-6559 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-6559

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201411-02
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: MySQL, MariaDB: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 05, 2014
Bugs: #525504
ID: 201411-02

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Topics Covered

security advisory Gentoo MySQL remote attack normal severity MariaDB

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in the MySQL and MariaDB, possibly allowing attackers to cause unspecified impact.

Background

MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. MariaDB is an enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/mysql < 5.5.40 >= 5.5.40 2 dev-db/mariadb < 5.5.40-r1 >= 5.5.40-r1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages

Impact

===== A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to cause unspecified impact, possibly including remote execution of arbitrary code, Denial of Service, or disclosure of sensitive information.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.