A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - MySQL: Information leakage. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory [UPDATE] GLSA 200605-13:04
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Low
Title: MySQL: Information leakage
Date: May 11, 2006
Updated: May 15, 2006
Bugs: #132146
ID: 200605-13:04
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Update
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For a short time version 4.0.27 was incorrectly listed as vulnerable
and the resolution incorrectly forced an upgrade to 4.1.x for 4.0.x users.
The updated sections appear below.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-db/mysql < 4.1.19 >= 4.1.19
*>= 4.0.27
Resolution
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All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version.
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-4.0.27"
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200605-13.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
