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Red Hat 5 RHSA-2012:0127-01 Moderate MySQL Security Update

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Calendar Grey February 13, 2012
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Red Hat has released a significant security patch for MySQL in Enterprise Linux 5, targeting various critical weaknesses.
Updated 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/kb/docs/DOC-11259

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-2012-0075, CVE-2012-0087, CVE-2012-0101, CVE-2012-0102, CVE-2012-0114, CVE-2012-0484, CVE-2012-0490)
These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.0.95. Refer to the MySQL release notes for a full list of changes:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-x.html
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-2012-0075 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0087 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0101 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0102 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0114 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0484 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0490 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification#moderate http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/news-5-0-x.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2012.html

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: mysql-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: mysql-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):
Source:
i386: mysql-bench-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-devel-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-server-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-test-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm
x86_64: mysql-bench-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-devel-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-devel-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-server-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm mysql-test-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):
Source:
i386: mysql-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-bench-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-devel-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-server-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-test-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm
ia64: mysql-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm mysql-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.ia64.rpm mysql-bench-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.ia64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.0.95-1.el5_7.1.i386.rpm

Read the Full Advisory


Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:0127-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0127.html
Issue date: 2012-02-13

Topic

Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now availablefor 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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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

783794 - CVE-2012-0075 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to affect integrity

783795 - CVE-2012-0087 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to affect availability

783797 - CVE-2012-0101 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to affect availability

783798 - CVE-2012-0102 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to affect availability

783801 - CVE-2012-0114 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability allows local users to affect confidentiality and integrity

783808 - CVE-2012-0484 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality

783815 - CVE-2012-0490 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability allows remote authenticated users to affect availability

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