- --------------------------------------------------------------------------Debian Security Advisory DSA 833-2                     security@debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/                             Martin Schulze
October 4th, 2005                       http://www.debian.org/security/faq
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------Package        : mysql-dfsg-4.1
Vulnerability  : buffer overflow
Problem type   : remote
Debian-specific: no
CVE ID         : CAN-2005-2558
BugTraq ID     : 14509

A stack-based buffer overflow in the init_syms function of MySQL, a
popular database, has been discovered that allows remote authenticated
users who can create user-defined functions to execute arbitrary code
via a long function_name field.  The ability to create user-defined
functions is not typically granted to untrusted users.

The following vulnerability matrix explains which version of MySQL in
which distribution has this problem fixed:

                     woody              sarge              sid
mysql             3.23.49-8.14           n/a               n/a
mysql-dfsg            n/a          4.0.24-10sarge1    4.0.24-10sarge1
mysql-dfsg-4.1        n/a          4.1.11a-4sarge2        4.1.14-2
mysql-dfsg-5.0        n/a                n/a            5.0.11beta-3

This update only covers binary packages for the big endian MIPS
architecture that was mysteriously forgotton in the earlier update.

We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-dfsg-4.1 packages.


Upgrade Instructions
- --------------------wget url
        will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
        will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
        will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
        will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.


Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 alias sarge
- --------------------------------  Source archives:

          Size/MD5 checksum:     1021 ef5b7f754fd69c6ddf96185a9ea99d8c
          Size/MD5 checksum:   163217 c22faa82cad1a38568146d03a316b4c3
          Size/MD5 checksum: 15771855 3c0582606a8903e758c2014c2481c7c3

  Architecture independent components:

          Size/MD5 checksum:    35758 f4c17c57aaed4aba0d06b22391a443ff

  Big endian MIPS architecture:

          Size/MD5 checksum:  1477872 22fec72fd66a24a4f0d908dcaa23e64f
          Size/MD5 checksum:  6051732 6eb05337947f14fc0db2989a64db67d5
          Size/MD5 checksum:   903670 38af0c111d89ed2455f418da9aafdb56
          Size/MD5 checksum: 15407526 d728af32519bf4ca50b96dd37998631d


  These files will probably be moved into the stable distribution on
  its next update.

- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------For apt-get: deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main
For dpkg-ftp:  dists/stable/updates/main
Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Debian: New mysql-dfsg-4.1 package fixes arbitrary code execution

October 4, 2005
Updated package.

Summary


woody sarge sid
mysql 3.23.49-8.14 n/a n/a
mysql-dfsg n/a 4.0.24-10sarge1 4.0.24-10sarge1
mysql-dfsg-4.1 n/a 4.1.11a-4sarge2 4.1.14-2
mysql-dfsg-5.0 n/a n/a 5.0.11beta-3

This update only covers binary packages for the big endian MIPS
architecture that was mysteriously forgotton in the earlier update.

We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-dfsg-4.1 packages.


Upgrade Instructions
- --------------------wget url
will fetch the file for you
dpkg -i file.deb
will install the referenced file.

If you are using the apt-get package manager, use the line for
sources.list as given below:

apt-get update
will update the internal database
apt-get upgrade
will install corrected packages

You may use an automated update by adding the resources from the
footer to the proper configuration.


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