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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6: RHSA-2011:0164-01 Moderate Mysql DoS Risk

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Calendar Grey January 18, 2011
Dist Redhat Esm H88
The advisory from Red Hat provides a significant security patch for PostgreSQL, targeting various weaknesses in RHEL 7 distributions.
Updated mysql packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

Summary

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) and many client programs and libraries.
The MySQL PolyFromWKB() function did not sanity check Well-Known Binary (WKB) data, which could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3840)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed certain JOIN queries could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to cause excessive CPU use (up to 100%), if a stored procedure contained JOIN queries, and that procedure was executed twice in sequence. (CVE-2010-3839)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed queries that provide a mixture of numeric and longblob data types to the LEAST or GREATEST function, could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3838)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed PREPARE statements containing both GROUP_CONCAT and the WITH ROLLUP modifier could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3837)
MySQL did not properly pre-evaluate LIKE arguments in view prepare mode, possibly allowing a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3836)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed statements that assign a value to a user-defined variable and that also contain a logical value evaluation could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3835)
A flaw in the way MySQL evaluated the arguments of extreme-value functions, such as LEAST and GREATEST, could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3833)
A flaw in the way MySQL handled LOAD DATA INFILE requests allowed MySQL to send OK packets even when there were errors. (CVE-2010-3683)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed EXPLAIN statements for some complex SELECT queries could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3682)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed certain alternating READ requests provided by HANDLER statements could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3681)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE statements that define NULL columns when using the InnoDB storage engine, could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3680)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed certain values provided to the BINLOG statement caused MySQL to read unassigned memory. A remote, authenticated attacker could possibly use this flaw to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3679)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed SQL queries containing IN or CASE statements, when a NULL argument was provided as one of the arguments to the query, could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3678)
A flaw in the way MySQL processed JOIN queries that attempt to retrieve data from a unique SET column could allow a remote, authenticated attacker to crash mysqld. (CVE-2010-3677)
Note: CVE-2010-3840, CVE-2010-3838, CVE-2010-3837, CVE-2010-3835, CVE-2010-3833, CVE-2010-3682, CVE-2010-3681, CVE-2010-3680, CVE-2010-3678, and CVE-2010-3677 only cause a temporary denial of service, as mysqld was automatically restarted after each crash.
These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.1.52. Refer to the MySQL release notes for a full list of changes:

All MySQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. After installing this update, the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) will be restarted automatically.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3677 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3678 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3679 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3680 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3681 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3682 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3683 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3833 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3835 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3836 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3837 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3838 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3839 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-3840 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: mysql-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-libs-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-server-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: mysql-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-libs-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-libs-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-server-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: mysql-bench-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-devel-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-embedded-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-embedded-devel-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-test-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm
x86_64: mysql-bench-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-devel-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-devel-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-embedded-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-embedded-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-embedded-devel-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm mysql-embedded-devel-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-test-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: mysql-debuginfo-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.i686.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2011:0164-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2011-01-18

Topic

Updated mysql packages that fix multiple security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderatesecurity impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE links in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

628040 - CVE-2010-3677 MySQL: Mysqld DoS (crash) by processing joins involving a table with a unique SET column (MySQL BZ#54575)

628062 - CVE-2010-3679 MySQL: Use of unassigned memory (valgrind errors / crash) by providing certain values to BINLOG statement (MySQL BZ#54393)

628172 - CVE-2010-3678 MySQL: mysqld DoS (crash) by processing IN / CASE statements with NULL arguments (MySQL bug #54477)

628192 - CVE-2010-3680 MySQL: mysqld DoS (assertion failure) by using temporary InnoDB engine tables with nullable columns (MySQL bug #54044)

628328 - CVE-2010-3682 MySQL: mysqld DoS (crash) by processing EXPLAIN statements for complex SQL queries (MySQL bug #52711)

628680 - CVE-2010-3681 MySQL: mysqld DoS (assertion failure) by alternate reads from two indexes on a table using the HANDLER interface (MySQL bug #54007)

628698 - CVE-2010-3683 MySQL: mysqld DoS (assertion failure) while reading the file back into a table (MySQL bug #52512)

640751 - CVE-2010-3833 MySQL: CREATE TABLE ... SELECT causes crash when KILL_BAD_DATA is returned (MySQL Bug#55826)

640819 - CVE-2010-3835 MySQL: crash with user variables, assignments, joins... (MySQL Bug #55564)

640845 - CVE-2010-3836 MySQL: pre-evaluating LIKE arguments in view prepare mode causes crash (MySQL Bug#54568)

640856 - CVE-2010-3837 MySQL: crash when group_concat and "with rollup" in prepared statements (MySQL Bug#54476)

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