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A mysql-5.1 security update has been released for Debian 6 LTS



Package : mysql-5.1
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.
  DLA 75-1: mysql-5.1 security update