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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-25.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-25.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e0a570c38571 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200711-25.xml @@ -0,0 +1,65 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200711-25"> + <title>MySQL: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in MySQL. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">mysql</product> + <announced>November 18, 2007</announced> + <revised>November 18, 2007: 01</revised> + <bug>198988</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-db/mysql" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">5.0.44-r2</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">5.0.44-r2</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Joe Gallo and Artem Russakovskii reported an error in the + convert_search_mode_to_innobase() function in ha_innodb.cc in the + InnoDB engine that is leading to a failed assertion when handling + CONTAINS operations. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote authenticated attacker with ALTER privileges could send a + specially crafted request to a vulnerable database server possibly + leading to a Denial of Service. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.0.44-r2"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5925">CVE-2007-5925</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 18 Nov 2007 14:18:51 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:09:52 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Sun, 18 Nov 2007 20:10:13 +0000"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |