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Red Hat 5: RHSA-2014:1859-01 Important mysql55-mysql Update

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Calendar Grey November 17, 2014
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Released updates for mysql55-mysql on Red Hat, incorporating crucial security patches along with a comprehensive summary of vulnerabilities addressed.
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/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-2014-2494, CVE-2014-4207, CVE-2014-4243, CVE-2014-4258, CVE-2014-4260, CVE-2014-4287, CVE-2014-4274, CVE-2014-6463, CVE-2014-6464, CVE-2014-6469, CVE-2014-6484, CVE-2014-6505, CVE-2014-6507, CVE-2014-6520, CVE-2014-6530, CVE-2014-6551, CVE-2014-6555, CVE-2014-6559)
These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.5.40. 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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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2494 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4207 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4243 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4258 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4260 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4274 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4287 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6463 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6464 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6469 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6484 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6505 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6507 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6520 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6530 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6551 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6555 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6559 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#important https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2014.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2014.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source: mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.src.rpm
i386: mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-libs-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-server-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-test-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-2.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.40-2.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-libs-5.5.40-2.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-server-5.5.40-2.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-test-5.5.40-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source: mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.src.rpm
i386: mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm
x86_64: mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.40-2.el5.x86_64.rpm mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-2.el5.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source: mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.src.rpm
i386: mysql55-mysql-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-bench-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-debuginfo-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-devel-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm mysql55-mysql-libs-5.5.40-2.el5.i386.rpm

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Severity
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Critical

Advisory ID: RHSA-2014:1859-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:1859.html
Issue date: 2014-11-17

Topic

Updated mysql55-mysql packages that fix several security issues are nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Important securityimpact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which givedetailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from theCVE links in the References section.

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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

1120382 - CVE-2014-2494 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to ENARC (CPU July 2014)

1120383 - CVE-2014-4207 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SROPTZR (CPU July 2014)

1120385 - CVE-2014-4243 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to ENFED (CPU July 2014)

1120387 - CVE-2014-4258 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SRINFOSC (CPU July 2014)

1120388 - CVE-2014-4260 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SRCHAR (CPU July 2014)

1126271 - CVE-2014-4274 mysql: unspecified MyISAM temporary file issue fixed in 5.5.39 and 5.6.20

1153461 - CVE-2014-4287 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SERVER:CHARACTER SETS (CPU October 2014)

1153462 - CVE-2014-6463 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SERVER:REPLICATION ROW FORMAT BINARY LOG DML (CPU October 2014)

1153463 - CVE-2014-6464 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SERVER:INNODB DML FOREIGN KEYS (CPU October 2014)

1153464 - CVE-2014-6469 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SERVER:OPTIMIZER (CPU October 2014)

1153467 - CVE-2014-6484 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SERVER:DML (CPU October 2014)

1153489 - CVE-2014-6505 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SERVER:MEMORY STORAGE ENGINE (CPU October 2014)

1153490 - CVE-2014-6507 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to SERVER:DML (CPU October 2014)

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