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Red Hat: RHSA-2012:1462-01 Important: MySQL Denial of Service Threats

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Calendar Grey November 14, 2012
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Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Important: mysql security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1462-01
Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

Solution

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

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Summary

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) and many client programs and libraries.
This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MySQL database server. Information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory pages, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-1688, CVE-2012-1690, CVE-2012-1703, CVE-2012-2749, CVE-2012-0540, CVE-2012-1689, CVE-2012-1734, CVE-2012-3163, CVE-2012-3158, CVE-2012-3177, CVE-2012-3166, CVE-2012-3173, CVE-2012-3150, CVE-2012-3180, CVE-2012-3167, CVE-2012-3197, CVE-2012-3160)
These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.1.66. Refer to the MySQL release notes listed in the References section for a full list of changes.
All MySQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. After installing this update, the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) will be restarted automatically.

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0540 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1688 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1689 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1690 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1703 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1734 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-2749 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3150 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3158 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3160 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3163 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3166 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3167 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3173 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3177 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3180 https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-3197 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2012.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2012.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2012.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-63.html http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-65.html Read the Full Advisory

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6):
Source:
i386: mysql-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-libs-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-server-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64: mysql-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-libs-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-libs-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-server-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6):
Source:
i386: mysql-bench-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-devel-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-embedded-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-embedded-devel-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-test-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm
x86_64: mysql-bench-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-devel-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-devel-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-embedded-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-embedded-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-embedded-devel-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm mysql-embedded-devel-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-test-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6):
Source:
x86_64: mysql-5.1.66-1.el6_3.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-5.1.66-1.el6_3.i686.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2012:1462-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:1462.html
Issue date: 2012-11-14

Topic

Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now availablefor Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as havingimportant security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) basescores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for eachvulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

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Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) - x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) - i386, ppc64, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) - i386, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

814285 - CVE-2012-1688 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability in the server DML subcomponent leading to DoS (server hang / crash) (Oracle CPU April 2012)

814287 - CVE-2012-1690 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability in the server optimizer subcomponent leading to DoS (server hang / crash) (Oracle CPU April 2012)

814293 - CVE-2012-1703 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability in the server optimizer subcomponent leading to DoS (server crash or system hang) (Oracle CPU April 2012)

833737 - CVE-2012-2749 mysql: crash caused by wrong calculation of key length for sort order index

841349 - CVE-2012-0540 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to GIS extension DoS (CPU Jul 2012)

841351 - CVE-2012-1689 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to Server Optimizer DoS (CPU Jul 2012)

841353 - CVE-2012-1734 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to Server Optimizer DoS (CPU Jul 2012)

867212 - CVE-2012-3163 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to Information Schema

867213 - CVE-2012-3158 mysql: unspecified vulnerability related to the MySQL Protocol

867215 - CVE-2012-3177 mysql: unspecified Server DoS vulnerability

867216 - CVE-2012-3166 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to InnoDB

867217 - CVE-2012-3173 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to InnoDB Plugin

867220 - CVE-2012-3150 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Optimizer

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