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Ubuntu 6.06 to 7.10: USN-588-1 Critical MySQL Access Flaws

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Calendar Grey March 20, 2008
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Security flaws in MySQL on Ubuntu versions 6.06 to 7.10 include issues like privilege escalation and denial of service threats, as outlined in USN-588-1.
Masaaki Hirose discovered that MySQL could be made to dereference a NULL pointer

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security advisory denial of service privilege escalation Ubuntu system upgrade application crash MySQL access issue

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-588-1 March 19, 2008

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security advisory denial of service privilege escalation Ubuntu system upgrade application crash MySQL access issue

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