news 28 Posted February 16, 2010 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ===================================================================== Red Hat Security Advisory Synopsis: Moderate: mysql security update Advisory ID: RHSA-2010:0110-01 Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0110.html Issue date: 2010-02-16 CVE Names: CVE-2008-4098 CVE-2008-4456 CVE-2009-2446 CVE-2009-4030 ===================================================================== 1. Summary: Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Description: MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) and many client programs and libraries. Multiple flaws were discovered in the way MySQL handled symbolic links to tables created using the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY directives in CREATE TABLE statements. An attacker with CREATE and DROP table privileges and shell access to the database server could use these flaws to escalate their database privileges, or gain access to tables created by other database users. (CVE-2008-4098, CVE-2009-4030) Note: Due to the security risks and previous security issues related to the use of the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY directives, users not depending on this feature should consider disabling it by adding "symbolic-links=0" to the "[mysqld]" section of the "my.cnf" configuration file. In this update, an example of such a configuration was added to the default "my.cnf" file. An insufficient HTML entities quoting flaw was found in the mysql command line client's HTML output mode. If an attacker was able to inject arbitrary HTML tags into data stored in a MySQL database, which was later retrieved using the mysql command line client and its HTML output mode, they could perform a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against victims viewing the HTML output in a web browser. (CVE-2008-4456) Multiple format string flaws were found in the way the MySQL server logged user commands when creating and deleting databases. A remote, authenticated attacker with permissions to CREATE and DROP databases could use these flaws to formulate a specially-crafted SQL command that would cause a temporary denial of service (open connections to mysqld are terminated). (CVE-2009-2446) Note: To exploit the CVE-2009-2446 flaws, the general query log (the mysqld "--log" command line option or the "log" option in "my.cnf") must be enabled. This logging is not enabled by default. All MySQL users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to resolve these issues. After installing this update, the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) will be restarted automatically. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259 5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 454077 - CVE-2008-4098 mysql: incomplete upstream fix for CVE-2008-2079 466518 - CVE-2008-4456 mysql: mysql command line client XSS flaw 511020 - CVE-2009-2446 MySQL: Format string vulnerability by manipulation with database instances (crash) 543653 - CVE-2009-4030 mysql: Incomplete fix for CVE-2008-2079 / CVE-2008-4098 6. Package List: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4AS/en/os/SRPMS/mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.src.rpm i386: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm ia64: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm ppc: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ppc.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ppc64.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ppc.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ppc.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ppc64.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ppc.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ppc.rpm s390: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390.rpm s390x: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390x.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390x.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390x.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390x.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.s390x.rpm x86_64: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4Desktop/en/os/SRPMS/mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.src.rpm i386: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm x86_64: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4ES/en/os/SRPMS/mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.src.rpm i386: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm ia64: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm x86_64: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4: Source: ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/4WS/en/os/SRPMS/mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.src.rpm i386: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm ia64: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.ia64.rpm x86_64: mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-bench-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.i386.rpm mysql-debuginfo-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-devel-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm mysql-server-4.1.22-2.el4_8.3.x86_64.rpm These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and details on how to verify the signature are available from https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package 7. References: https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2008-4098.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2008-4456.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-2446.html https://www.redhat.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2009-4030.html http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/symbolic-links-to-tables.html 8. Contact: The Red Hat security contact is . More contact details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/ Copyright 2010 Red Hat, Inc. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.4 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFLetDDXlSAg2UNWIIRAoWjAJ9RvlmdBumZmN25fgUAanKP0QHAkgCgwM5T qvDAHsmhNIQSgHkxM8KCFc0= =+LfE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Share this post Link to post
