Sorry if this was already posted, but I don't recall seeing it, and I read the list every day.
I also checked here: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql and didn't see any mention. This makes me a little concerned. Why aren't these security issues being posted to the list? This is at least the third one I've seen on the Gentoo GLSA list, that hasn't had a mysql list equivallent. -----Original Message----- From: Raphael Marichez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 9:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200705-11 ] MySQL: Two Denial of Service vulnerabilities - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200705-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MySQL: Two Denial of Service vulnerabilities Date: May 08, 2007 Bugs: #170126, #171934 ID: 200705-11 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Two Denial of Service vulnerabilities have been discovered in MySQL. Background ========== MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-db/mysql < 5.0.38 >= 5.0.38 < 5.0 Description =========== mu-b discovered a NULL pointer dereference in item_cmpfunc.cc when processing certain types of SQL requests. Sec Consult also discovered another NULL pointer dereference when sorting certain types of queries on the database metadata. Impact ====== In both cases, a remote attacker could send a specially crafted SQL request to the server, possibly resulting in a server crash. Note that the attacker needs the ability to execute SELECT queries. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.0.38" References ========== [ 1 ] Original Report http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=27513 [ 2 ] CVE-2007-1420 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-1420 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200705-11.xml Concerns? ========= 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] or alternatively, you may file a bug at http://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2007 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 -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
