SUSE Security Update: Security update for MySQL
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2013:0262-1
Rating:             important
References:         #792444 
Cross-References:   CVE-2012-5611 CVE-2012-5612 CVE-2012-5613
                    CVE-2012-5615
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
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   An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available.
   It includes one version update.

Description:


   A stack-based buffer overflow in MySQL has been fixed that
   could have  caused a Denial of Service or potentially
   allowed the execution of  arbitrary code (CVE-2012-5611).

   Security Issue references:

   * CVE-2012-5615
   
   * CVE-2012-5615
   
   * CVE-2012-5613
   
   * CVE-2012-5612
   
   * CVE-2012-5611
   


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sdksp2-libmysqlclient-devel-7251

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-libmysqlclient-devel-7251

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch slessp2-libmysqlclient-devel-7251

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:

      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-libmysqlclient-devel-7251

   To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".


Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient-devel-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient_r15-32bit-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 (ia64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient_r15-x86-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient15-5.0.96-0.6.1
      libmysqlclient_r15-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-Max-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-client-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-tools-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (x86_64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient15-32bit-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient15-5.0.96-0.6.1
      libmysqlclient_r15-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-Max-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-client-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-tools-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ppc64 s390x x86_64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient15-32bit-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (ia64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient15-x86-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient15-5.0.96-0.6.1
      libmysqlclient_r15-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-5.0.96-0.6.1
      mysql-client-5.0.96-0.6.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (x86_64) [New Version: 5.0.96]:

      libmysqlclient15-32bit-5.0.96-0.6.1
      libmysqlclient_r15-32bit-5.0.96-0.6.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5611.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5612.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5613.html
   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5615.html
   https://bugzilla.novell.com/792444
   https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

SuSE: 2013:0262-1: important: MySQL

February 9, 2013
An update that fixes four vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

A stack-based buffer overflow in MySQL has been fixed that could have caused a Denial of Service or potentially allowed the execution of arbitrary code (CVE-2012-5611). Security Issue references: * CVE-2012-5615 * CVE-2012-5615 * CVE-2012-5613 * CVE-2012-5612 * CVE-2012-5611 Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sdksp2-libmysqlclient-devel-7251 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware: zypper in -t patch slessp2-libmysqlclient-devel-7251 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch slessp2-libmysqlclient-devel-7251 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2: zypper in -t patch sledsp2-libmysqlclient-devel-7251 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: ...

Read the Full Advisory

References

#792444

Cross- CVE-2012-5611 CVE-2012-5612 CVE-2012-5613

CVE-2012-5615

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5611.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5612.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5613.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5615.html

https://bugzilla.novell.com/792444

https://login.microfocus.com/nidp/app/login

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2013:0262-1
Rating: important

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