MySQL 5.1.x before 5.1.41 allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are originally associated with pathnames without symlinks, and that can point to tables created at a future time at which a pathname is modified to contain a symlink to a subdirectory of the MySQL data home directory, related to incorrect calculation of the mysql_unpacked_real_data_home value. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2008-4098 and CVE-2008-2079.
CVE-2009-4030
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 34.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 30, 2009
Last Modified
April 23, 2026
References (42)
- secalert@redhathttp://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=32167
- secalert@redhathttp://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-41.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2010//Mar/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.mysql.com/commits/89940
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-05/msg00001.html
- secalert@redhathttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00005.html
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908040022018&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125908080222685&w=2
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38517
- secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/38573
- secalert@redhathttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT4077
- secalert@redhathttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-897-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1997
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/19/3
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/11/24/6
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | mysql-server-5.0 (5.0.67-0ubuntu6.1) @ intrepid | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | mysql-server-5.1 (5.1.61-0ubuntu0.10.10.1) @ maverick | 2026-05-30 | ubuntu |
| redhat | mysql-0:4.1.22-2.el4_8.3 | 2010-02-16 | redhat |
| redhat | mysql-0:5.0.77-4.el5_4.2 | 2010-02-16 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
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