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Red Hat 5: RHSA-2014:0536-01 Moderate MySQL DoS Security Advisory

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Calendar Grey May 22, 2014
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Several vulnerabilities have been corrected in the Red Hat mysql55-mysql packages, classified as moderate in severity. Users are advised to upgrade to ensure system security.
Updated mysql55-mysql packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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 https://access.redhat.com/site/articles/11258

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.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MySQL database server. Information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2014-2436, CVE-2014-2440, CVE-2014-0384, CVE-2014-2419, CVE-2014-2430, CVE-2014-2431, CVE-2014-2432, CVE-2014-2438)
These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.5.37. Refer to the MySQL Release Notes listed in the References section for a complete 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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service red hat mysql moderate severity database fix

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-0384 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2419 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2430 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2431 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2432 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2436 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2438 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2440 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2014.html https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-37.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: mysql55-mysql-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-libs-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-server-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-test-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: mysql55-mysql-5.5.37-1.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.37-1.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.37-1.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-libs-5.5.37-1.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-server-5.5.37-1.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-test-5.5.37-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.37-1.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.37-1.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: mysql55-mysql-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-libs-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-server-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-test-5.5.37-1.el5.i386.rpm
ia64:

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:0536-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0536.html
Issue date: 2014-05-22

Topic

Updated mysql55-mysql packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.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.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service red hat mysql moderate severity database fix

Relevant Releases Architectures

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1088133 - CVE-2014-0384 mysql: unspecified DoS related to XML (CPU April 2014)

1088134 - CVE-2014-2419 mysql: unspecified DoS related to Partition (CPU April 2014)

1088143 - CVE-2014-2430 mysql: unspecified DoS related to Performance Schema (CPU April 2014)

1088146 - CVE-2014-2431 mysql: unspecified DoS related to Options (CPU April 2014)

1088179 - CVE-2014-2432 mysql: unspecified DoS related to Federated (CPU April 2014)

1088190 - CVE-2014-2436 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to RBR (CPU April 2014)

1088191 - CVE-2014-2438 mysql: unspecified DoS related to Replication (CPU April 2014)

1088197 - CVE-2014-2440 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to Client (CPU April 2014)

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