Javier Fern�ndez-Sanguino Pe�a noticed that the “mysqlaccess” program created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
19 January 2005
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Javier Fern�ndez-Sanguino Pe�a noticed that the “mysqlaccess” program created temporary files in an insecure manner. This could allow a symbolic link attack to create or overwrite arbitrary files with the privileges of the user invoking the program.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
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