USN-1658-1: MySQL vulnerability

Releases

• Ubuntu 12.10
• Ubuntu 12.04
• Ubuntu 11.10
• Ubuntu 10.04

Packages

• mysql-5.1 - MySQL database
• mysql-5.5 - MySQL database
• mysql-dfsg-5.1 - MySQL database

Details

It was discovered that MySQL incorrectly handled certain long arguments. A
remote authenticated attacker could use this issue to possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10

• mysql-server-5.5 - 5.5.28-0ubuntu0.12.10.2

Ubuntu 12.04

• mysql-server-5.5 - 5.5.28-0ubuntu0.12.04.3

Ubuntu 11.10

• mysql-server-5.1 - 5.1.66-0ubuntu0.11.10.3

Ubuntu 10.04

• mysql-server-5.1 - 5.1.66-0ubuntu0.10.04.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

• CVE-2012-5611

Related notices

• USN-1703-1: mysql-5.5, mysql-server-5.1, mysql-5.1, mysql-dfsg-5.1, mysql-server-5.5