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CentOS 6 : mysql (CESA-2012:1462)

high Nessus Plugin ID 62921

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Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

Updated mysql packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having important security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

MySQL is a multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server. It consists of the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) and many client programs and libraries.

This update fixes several vulnerabilities in the MySQL database server. Information about these flaws can be found on the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory pages, listed in the References section. (CVE-2012-1688, CVE-2012-1690, CVE-2012-1703, CVE-2012-2749, CVE-2012-0540, CVE-2012-1689, CVE-2012-1734, CVE-2012-3163, CVE-2012-3158, CVE-2012-3177, CVE-2012-3166, CVE-2012-3173, CVE-2012-3150, CVE-2012-3180, CVE-2012-3167, CVE-2012-3197, CVE-2012-3160)

These updated packages upgrade MySQL to version 5.1.66. Refer to the MySQL release notes listed in the References section for a full list of changes.

All MySQL users should upgrade to these updated packages, which correct these issues. After installing this update, the MySQL server daemon (mysqld) will be restarted automatically.

Solution

Update the affected mysql packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6a199ab9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 62921

File Name: centos_RHSA-2012-1462.nasl

Version: 1.13

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/15/2012

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-3163

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-embedded, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql, cpe:/o:centos:centos:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-test, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-embedded-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:mysql-bench

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/CentOS/release, Host/CentOS/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/14/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/3/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-0540, CVE-2012-1688, CVE-2012-1689, CVE-2012-1690, CVE-2012-1703, CVE-2012-1734, CVE-2012-2749, CVE-2012-3150, CVE-2012-3158, CVE-2012-3160, CVE-2012-3163, CVE-2012-3166, CVE-2012-3167, CVE-2012-3173, CVE-2012-3177, CVE-2012-3180, CVE-2012-3197

BID: 53058, 53067, 53074, 54540, 54547, 54551, 55120, 55990, 56003, 56005, 56017, 56018, 56021, 56027, 56028, 56036, 56041

RHSA: 2012:1462