Moderate: mysql security update
Security Advisory: Moderate
Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.
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.
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
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