mysql-5.1, mysql-5.5, mysql-dfsg-5.1 vulnerability

10 December 2012

mysql-5.1, mysql-5.5, mysql-dfsg-5.1 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary

MySQL could be made to run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic from an authenticated user.

Software Description

• mysql-5.5 - MySQL database
• mysql-5.1 - MySQL database
• mysql-dfsg-5.1 - MySQL database

Details

It was discovered that MySQL incorrectly handled certain long arguments. A remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10

mysql-server-5.5 - 5.5.28-0ubuntu0.12.10.2

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

mysql-server-5.5 - 5.5.28-0ubuntu0.12.04.3

Ubuntu 11.10

mysql-server-5.1 - 5.1.66-0ubuntu0.11.10.3

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

mysql-server-5.1 - 5.1.66-0ubuntu0.10.04.3

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2012-5611