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.

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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-75-1 mysql-5.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2818-1 mysql-5.5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2125 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1909-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

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Updated: 2024-08-06T15:27:40.985Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-2162

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-08-19T13:07:40.867

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-2162

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