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Updated mysql packages are available for Red Hat Linux 7.3, 9, and Fedora Core 1

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Fedora Legacy Update Advisory

Synopsis: Updated mysql packages fix security issues
Advisory ID: FLSA:2129
Issue date: 2005-03-24
Product: Red Hat Linux, Fedora Core
Keywords: Bugfix
Cross references: https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2129
CVE Names: CAN-2004-0381 CAN-2004-0388 CAN-2004-0457
CAN-2004-0835 CAN-2004-0836 CAN-2004-0837
CAN-2004-0957 CAN-2005-0004
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1. Topic:

Updated mysql packages that fix various security issues are now available.

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Linux 7.3 - i386
Red Hat Linux 9 - i386
Fedora Core 1 - i386



3. Problem description:

This update fixes a number of potential security problems associated with careless handling of temporary files. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the names CAN-2004-0381, CAN-2004-0388, CAN-2004-0457, and CAN-2005-0004 to these issues.

Oleksandr Byelkin discovered that "ALTER TABLE ... RENAME" checked the CREATE/INSERT rights of the old table instead of the new one. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project (cve.mitre.org) has assigned the name CAN-2004-0835 to this issue.

Lukasz Wojtow discovered a buffer overrun in the mysql_real_connect function. In order to exploit this issue an attacker would need to force the use of a malicious DNS server (CAN-2004-0836).

Dean Ellis discovered that multiple threads ALTERing the same (or different) MERGE tables to change the UNION could cause the server to crash or stall (CAN-2004-0837).

Sergei Golubchik discovered that if a user is granted privileges to a database with a name containing an underscore ("_"), the user also gains the ability to grant privileges to other databases with similar names (CAN-2004-0957).

All users of mysql should upgrade to these updated packages, which resolve these issues.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.

To update all RPMs for your particular architecture, run:

rpm -Fvh [filenames]

where [filenames] is a list of the RPMs you wish to upgrade. Only those RPMs which are currently installed will be updated. Those RPMs which are not installed but included in the list will not be updated. Note that you can also use wildcards (*.rpm) if your current directory *only* contains the desired RPMs.

Please note that this update is also available via yum and apt. Many people find this an easier way to apply updates. To use yum issue:

yum update

or to use apt:

apt-get update; apt-get upgrade

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. This assumes that you have yum or apt-get configured for obtaining Fedora Legacy content. Please visit http://www.fedoralegacy.org/docs for directions on how to
configure yum and apt-get.

5. Bug IDs fixed:

http://bugzilla.fedora.us - bug #2129 - MySQL Remote Buffer Overflow

6. RPMs required:

Red Hat Linux 7.3:

SRPM:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/mysql-3.23.58-1.73.5.legacy.src.rpm

i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/mysql-3.23.58-1.73.5.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/mysql-devel-3.23.58-1.73.5.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/7.3/updates/i386/mysql-server-3.23.58-1.73.5.legacy.i386.rpm

Red Hat Linux 9:

SRPM:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/SRPMS/mysql-3.23.58-1.90.5.legacy.src.rpm

i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/mysql-3.23.58-1.90.5.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/mysql-devel-3.23.58-1.90.5.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/redhat/9/updates/i386/mysql-server-3.23.58-1.90.5.legacy.i386.rpm

Fedora Core 1:

SRPM:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/SRPMS/mysql-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.src.rpm

i386:
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/i386/mysql-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/i386/mysql-bench-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/i386/mysql-devel-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.i386.rpm
http://download.fedoralegacy.org/fedora/1/updates/i386/mysql-server-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.i386.rpm

7. Verification:

SHA1 sum Package Name
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04ef0f04b389f7f9fc5bb46f35f81e8503a463ba
redhat/7.3/updates/i386/mysql-3.23.58-1.73.5.legacy.i386.rpm
879f133178898835609ec305988b473e7221f825
redhat/7.3/updates/i386/mysql-devel-3.23.58-1.73.5.legacy.i386.rpm
9258ee1dd63f878c376a4e8a4f28e6dc8be11600
redhat/7.3/updates/i386/mysql-server-3.23.58-1.73.5.legacy.i386.rpm
f8dfbc8e8992bb56c1f8ba9f6917ab0fb11d0e80
redhat/7.3/updates/SRPMS/mysql-3.23.58-1.73.5.legacy.src.rpm
246af76de738268375fee9c066efdabdc5a01f73
redhat/9/updates/i386/mysql-3.23.58-1.90.5.legacy.i386.rpm
22b584c92e81cd29086fa2335910ba5b67d22711
redhat/9/updates/i386/mysql-devel-3.23.58-1.90.5.legacy.i386.rpm
4fe21cae92371b5a3ed79858ec5432807bf2cee4
redhat/9/updates/i386/mysql-server-3.23.58-1.90.5.legacy.i386.rpm
106480fe6f5d56513a4fd77592d5a8e88a9c4825
redhat/9/updates/SRPMS/mysql-3.23.58-1.90.5.legacy.src.rpm
509f1caeef89bb626334be27e13c4269cc00ca75
fedora/1/updates/i386/mysql-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.i386.rpm
7e0bf52038d1ccb3e56f8f2e48f32846e9cb52ec
fedora/1/updates/i386/mysql-bench-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.i386.rpm
08c25d36193f30dceb4d3f81fbdd69f713fd94b7
fedora/1/updates/i386/mysql-devel-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.i386.rpm
8fa58175f2d1baf7d45e8c19939928d3faa113ba
fedora/1/updates/i386/mysql-server-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.i386.rpm
291ec6bb776126c3726dc7dfc067afad520300af
fedora/1/updates/SRPMS/mysql-3.23.58-4.3.legacy.src.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Fedora Legacy for security. Our key is available from http://www.fedoralegacy.org/about/security.php

You can verify each package with the following command:

rpm --checksig -v <filename>

If you only wish to verify that each package has not been corrupted or tampered with, examine only the sha1sum with the following command:

sha1sum <filename>

8. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0381
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0388
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0457
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0835
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0836
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0837
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2004-0957
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2005-0004

9. Contact:

The Fedora Legacy security contact is <secnotice@fedoralegacy.org>. More project details at http://www.fedoralegacy.org