CVE-2013-2162 | BDVDB-2026-57022 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://secunia.com/advisories/54300
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424
http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12013-08-19Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.