RHSA-2013:0219 - Security Advisory

Topic

Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now available
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate
security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores,
which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability
from the CVE links in the References section.

Description

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of
the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) and many client programs and libraries.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MySQL database server.
Information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch
Update Advisory page, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-0572,
CVE-2012-0574, CVE-2012-1702, CVE-2012-1705, CVE-2013-0375, CVE-2013-0383,
CVE-2013-0384, CVE-2013-0385, CVE-2013-0389)

These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.1.67. Refer to the MySQL
release notes listed in the References section for a full list of changes.

All MySQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct
these issues. After installing this update, the MySQL server daemon
(mysqld) will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/knowledge/articles/11258

Affected Products

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 6.3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 6 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support 6.3 s390x
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 6 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support 6.3 ppc64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3 x86_64
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support from RHUI 6.3 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) 6 s390x

Fixes

• BZ - 896062 - CVE-2013-0384 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Information Schema (CPU Jan 2013)
• BZ - 896063 - CVE-2013-0389 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Optimizer (CPU Jan 2013)
• BZ - 896066 - CVE-2013-0385 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability in the server replication of the Oracle MySQL server allows local attackers to alter confidentiality and integrity
• BZ - 896067 - CVE-2013-0375 mysql: Unspecified vulnerability in the server replication of the Oracle MySQL server allows remote attackers to alter confidentiality and integrity
• BZ - 896069 - CVE-2012-1702 mysql: unspecified unauthenticated DoS vulnerability related to Server (CPU Jan 2013)
• BZ - 896070 - CVE-2013-0383 mysql: unspecified unauthenticated DoS vulnerability related to Server Locking (CPU Jan 2013)
• BZ - 896072 - CVE-2012-0572 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to InnoDB (CPU Jan 2013)
• BZ - 896076 - CVE-2012-0574 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server (CPU Jan 2013)
• BZ - 896078 - CVE-2012-1705 mysql: unspecified DoS vulnerability related to Server Optimizer (CPU Jan 2013)

CVEs

• CVE-2012-0574
• CVE-2012-0572
• CVE-2012-1705
• CVE-2012-1702
• CVE-2013-0375
• CVE-2013-0389
• CVE-2013-0384
• CVE-2013-0385
• CVE-2013-0383

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpujan2013-1515902.html#AppendixMSQL
• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.1/en/news-5-1-67.html