GLSA 200711-25: MySQL: Denial of Service
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | MySQL: Denial of Service |
| Date: | 11/18/2007 |
| Bugs: | |
| ID: | 200711-25 |
Synopsis
A Denial of Service vulnerability was found in MySQL.Background
MySQL is a popular multi-threaded, multi-user SQL server.
Affected packages
| Package | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| dev-db/mysql | < 5.0.44-r2 | >= 5.0.44-r2 | All supported architectures |
Description
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.
Impact
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.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All MySQL users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-db/mysql-5.0.44-r2"
References
Availability
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License
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