CVE-2013-2162
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Summary
Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5 for Debian GNU/Linux and Ubuntu Linux creates a configuration file with world-readable permissions before restricting the permissions, which allows local users to read the file and obtain sensitive information such as credentials.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54300
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54300
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1
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