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CVE-2008-7247

Publication date 30 November 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by calling CREATE TABLE with a (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mysql-5.1 10.10 maverick
Fixed 5.1.41-3ubuntu7
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
mysql-dfsg 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
mysql-dfsg-4.1 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Ignored end of life
mysql-dfsg-5.0 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic
Not affected
9.04 jaunty
Not affected
8.10 intrepid
Not affected
8.04 LTS hardy
Not affected
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
mysql-dfsg-5.1 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 5.1.41-3ubuntu7
9.10 karmic
Fixed 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.1
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

This isn't fixed in 5.1.42, as of 2010-01-20 upstream hasn't patched 5.1.x per upstream bug, don't think it's a security issue code is different in 5.0.x and analysis done here: http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=126097698329834&w=2 says 5.0.x is not affected.

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
mysql-dfsg-5.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-897-1
    • MySQL vulnerabilities
    • 10 February 2010

Other references