Bug 867514 (CVE-2012-3144)

Summary:	CVE-2012-3144 mysql: unspecified Server DoS vulnerability
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Jan Lieskovsky <jlieskov>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
Status:	CLOSED NOTABUG	QA Contact:
Severity:	low	Docs Contact:
Priority:	low
Version:	unspecified	CC:	byte, hhorak, rmillner, tgl, tkramer
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Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Fixed In Version:	mysql 5.5.27	Doc Type:	Bug Fix
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Last Closed:	2012-10-26 14:43:42 UTC	Type:	---
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Bug Blocks:	867241, 870399

Description Jan Lieskovsky 2012-10-17 16:05:03 UTC

Unspecified vulnerability in the MySQL Server component in Oracle MySQL 5.5.26 and earlier, allows remote authenticated users to affect availability via unknown vectors related to Server.

References:
[1] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012-1515893.html

Comment 1 Tomas Hoger 2012-10-26 14:43:42 UTC

Text of the Oracle flaw description:

  Vulnerability in the MySQL Server component of Oracle MySQL (subcomponent:
  Server). Supported versions that are affected are 5.5.26 and earlier. Easily
  exploitable vulnerability allows successful authenticated network attacks via
  multiple protocols. Successful attack of this vulnerability can result in
  unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete
  DOS) of MySQL Server. 

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2012verbose-1515934.html#MSQL


Upstream notes this issue only affected MySQL versions 5.5.  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 include MySQL versions 5.0.x and 5.1.x respectively, which are not listed as affected.  Current Fedora versions are already updated to fixed upstream version.  Closing.