An updated MySQL package has been released for Debian GNU/Linux

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Debian Security Advisory DSA 483-1 security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/ Martin Schulze
April 14th, 2004 http://www.debian.org/security/faq
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Package : mysql
Vulnerability : insecure temporary file creation
Problem-Type : local
Debian-specific: no
CVE IDs : CAN-2004-0381 CAN-2004-0388
Bugtraq ID : 9976

Two vulnerabilities have been discovered in mysql, a common database system. Two scripts contained in the package don't create temporary files in a secure fashion. This could allow a local attacker to overwrite files with the privileges of the user invoking the MySQL server, which is often the root user. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures identifies the following problems:

CAN-2004-0381

The script mysqlbug in MySQL allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

CAN-2004-0388

The script mysqld_multi in MySQL allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.

For the stable distribution (woody) these problems have been fixed in version 3.23.49-8.6.

For the unstable distribution (sid) these problems will be fixed in version 4.0.18-6 of mysql-dfsg.

We recommend that you upgrade your mysql, mysql-dfsg and related packages.



Upgrade Instructions
---------------------

wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the footer to the proper configuration.


Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 alias woody
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Source archives:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.6.dsc
Size/MD5 checksum: 875 5ddb12f783b137adb3713eb833b2b62c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49-8.6.diff.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 61688 651060d3e96cee5f78fa3a7627cd89a7
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql_3.23.49.orig.tar.gz
Size/MD5 checksum: 11861035 a2820d81997779a9fdf1f4b3c321564a

Architecture independent components:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-common_3.23.49-8.6_all.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 16860 a38766469024146e445bff07f93e4954

Alpha architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 277662 54b823e4e25f4b8e260ac82539bdf84f
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 778718 e8d82f4d6e32a14e01e076314a094b03
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 163476 5bc948ab4f6ce862ebf9a64f2f7b6042
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_alpha.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 3634384 9d6e3871dfa018a87a516188e58dabfb

ARM architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 238300 9caaa0c9a0d9909ef403f791c8ccf137
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 634574 afc1a6cb70f1581a72b2f5904f8abf14
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 123878 facc6f6326dc1080019fe54e7516c44a
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_arm.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2805988 c38af448095a9358fe292f41c7f44fb1

Intel IA-32 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 234634 5952137d0b86f6bfefd709ebfc0c624d
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 576560 f8f9089209da42c1134f0157e62b4e49
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 122462 148429934c68f10c291ae8ffe0a6db8c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_i386.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2800616 afd1dfcf5424f78ce7836c96b0dd92b1

Intel IA-64 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 315010 a8678f1aa73cb3a4fcbac4e479109311
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 848558 63f12a1295198c791956d3d9ba3e6364
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 173738 d83526ec16d5ba18b66bb4f0962c44f1
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_ia64.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 4000100 78c9cfd1bba1711338a557bd4737832f

HP Precision architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 280566 e11769ec989c98b9e857c30206246e95
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 743656 5fe1d40d737c3de61e7cf31183125526
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 140540 29f2b8d797afc05de720bbc4d4a517e9
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_hppa.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 3514794 42eaa54090fb0e6497cd1359f29e9304

Motorola 680x0 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 227640 a7925061c360f47c83dcffd62b411358
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 557758 2545764c1f609dc28e4542e5f3d4b522
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 118356 47948f12e32fb25d7619c97b9f735486
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_m68k.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2646508 9f49bf6d899ea6d768cfe51caa54c39c

Big endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 250892 4143d2fcad7a4b7f981fa666f6fdde65
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 688998 e9da91c9477edd7b93ea71d96734ad4c
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 133836 c2e14bd75e1a68dabfa6ef4d0002fb30
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_mips.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2847932 696eac6a3c87c3ff747ed71d4ad03fe4

Little endian MIPS architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 250550 f9a25d5a5ec4225c95bb799afb8029c6
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 688316 db428d75698cd72414b471d91615bd56
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 134178 bf6e0a0eb74cc8d7c4afd19f4d05d635
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_mipsel.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2839102 bff1d416c52801ef49af1ce4dcce8a17

PowerPC architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 247660 4e4561d59aa84920423515c7f9177273
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 652592 b9f51e0286c747fc58e2aeac9cf3c621
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 129376 dc96676d319a7b0ee699b7f7f628e543
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_powerpc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2823002 71952fc874cc70aa45a29bd6eb54cb50

IBM S/390 architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 249960 0770d4308c3d28208bfc95f4d3473ae8
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 607056 b77cf4690bb666dccd2edacbb06c09e5
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 126362 eb38bd8e3f363a37dfb54844702fc4fd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_s390.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2691074 2e56d9a296a5d87388f1660510c5f8b3

Sun Sparc architecture:

http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10_3.23.49-8.6_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 241178 5afe949aaacf4e7b66d292ab4efc90c0
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/libmysqlclient10-dev_3.23.49-8.6_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 615208 f117524a68678d8d3aac68260e6a24cd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-client_3.23.49-8.6_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 130352 a3d97c6a8b9e3d460bb6cefab2f8d5fd
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql/mysql-server_3.23.49-8.6_sparc.deb
Size/MD5 checksum: 2939242 ef58492f8397d98a25277bccfdf96986


These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on its next update.