Debian Security Advisory

DSA-783-1 mysql-dfsg-4.1 -- insecure temporary file

Date Reported:
24 Aug 2005
Affected Packages:
mysql-dfsg-4.1
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 319526.
In the Bugtraq database (at SecurityFocus): BugTraq ID 13660.
In Mitre's CVE dictionary: CVE-2005-1636.
More information:

Eric Romang discovered a temporary file vulnerability in a script accompanied with MySQL, a popular database, that allows an attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands when the server is installed or updated.

The old stable distribution (woody) as well as mysql-dfsg are not affected by this problem.

For the stable distribution (sarge) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.11a-4sarge1.

For the unstable distribution (sid) this problem has been fixed in version 4.1.12 for mysql-dfsg-4.1 and 5.0.11beta-3 of mysql-dfsg-5.0.

We recommend that you upgrade your mysql packages.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 (sarge)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-dfsg-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1.dsc
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-dfsg-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-dfsg-4.1_4.1.11a.orig.tar.gz
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-common-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_arm.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_ia64.deb
HPPA:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_hppa.deb
Motorola 680x0:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_m68k.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_m68k.deb
Big endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_mips.deb
Little endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14_4.1.11a-4sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/libmysqlclient14-dev_4.1.11a-4sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-client-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/m/mysql-dfsg-4.1/mysql-server-4.1_4.1.11a-4sarge1_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.