USN-1467-1: MySQL vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices

Packages

mysql-5.1 - MySQL database
mysql-5.5 - MySQL database
mysql-dfsg-5.0 - MySQL database
mysql-dfsg-5.1 - MySQL database

Details

It was discovered that certain builds of MySQL incorrectly handled password
authentication on certain platforms. A remote attacker could use this issue
to authenticate with an arbitrary password and establish a connection.
(CVE-2012-2122)

MySQL has been updated to 5.5.24 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.1.63. A patch to
fix the issue was backported to the version of MySQL in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.

In addition to additional security fixes, the updated packages contain bug
fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-24.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-63.html

It was discovered that certain builds of MySQL incorrectly handled password
authentication on certain platforms. A remote attacker could use this issue
to authenticate with an arbitrary password and establish a connection.
(CVE-2012-2122)

MySQL has been updated to 5.5.24 in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. Ubuntu 10.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10 have been updated to MySQL 5.1.63. A patch to
fix the issue was backported to the version of MySQL in Ubuntu 8.04 LTS.

In addition to additional security fixes, the updated packages contain bug
fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-24.html
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-63.html

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
8.04 hardy	mysql-server-5.0 – 5.0.96-0ubuntu3
12.04 precise	mysql-server-5.5 – 5.5.24-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
11.10 oneiric	mysql-server-5.1 – 5.1.63-0ubuntu0.11.10.1
11.04 natty	mysql-server-5.1 – 5.1.63-0ubuntu0.11.04.1
10.04 lucid	mysql-server-5.1 – 5.1.63-0ubuntu0.10.04.1

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References

CVE-2012-2122

CVE-2012-2122