A mysql-5.1 security update has been released for Debian 6 LTS
Package : mysql-5.1DLA 75-1: mysql-5.1 security update
Version : 5.1.73-1+deb6u1
CVE ID : CVE-2013-2162 CVE-2014-0001 CVE-2014-4274
This update fixes one important vulnerability (CVE-2014-4274) and batches
together two other minor fixes (CVE-2013-2162, CVE-2014-0001).
CVE-2014-4274
Insecure handling of a temporary file that could lead to abritrary
execution of code through the creation of a mysql configuration file
pointing to an attacker-controlled plugin_dir.
CVE-2013-2162
Insecure creation of the debian.cnf credential file. Credentials could
be stolen by a local user monitoring that file while the package gets
installed.
CVE-2014-0001
Buffer overrun in the MySQL client when the server sends a version
string that is too big for the allocated buffer.