CVE-2013-2162

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.

🔗 References (12)

• secalert@redhathttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600
• secalert@redhathttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528
• secalert@redhathttp://secunia.com/advisories/54300
• secalert@redhathttp://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1
• secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
• secalert@redhathttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/54300
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424