GENTOO LINUX SECURITY ANNOUNCEMENT 200309-08
FIXED VERSION : >=mysql-3.23.57-r1 >=mysql-4.0.13-r4 >=mysql-4.0.14-r2(masked)
quote from advisory:
"Anyone with global administrative privileges on a MySQL server may
execute arbitrary code even on a host he isn't supposed to have a shell
on, with the privileges of the system account running the MySQL server."
read the full advisory at:
SOLUTION
It is recommended that all Gentoo Linux users who are running
dev-db/mysql upgrade to either one of these versions:
3.23.x - mysql-3.23.57-r1
4.0.x - mysql-4.0.13-r4 OR
mysql-4.0.14-r2 if accepting "~" keywords.
emerge sync
emerge \=dev-db/mysql/
emerge clean
aliz@gentoo.org - GnuPG key is available at
solar@gentoo.org
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