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Mandrake Linux Security Advisories: MySQL, xinetd

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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           MySQL
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2003:057
Date:                   May 14th, 2003
Affected versions:      8.2, 9.0, Corporate Server 2.1
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Problem Description:
 In MySQL 3.23.55 and earlier, MySQL would create world-writeable files
 and allow mysql users to gain root privileges by using the "SELECT *
 INTO OUTFILE" operator to overwrite a configuration file, which could
 cause mysql to run as root upon restarting the daemon.
 
 This has been fixed upstream in version 3.23.56, which is provided for
 Mandrake Linux 9.0 and Corporate Server 2.1 users.  The other updated
 packages have been patched to correct this issue.
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References:
  
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0150
  http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/News-3.23.56.html
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Updated Packages:
  
 Corporate Server 2.1:
 771da57ceb06e83004574943d5b0ac90  corporate/2.1/RPMS/libmysql10-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 9cb6003252c9739437ac718f8ce30bd3  corporate/2.1/RPMS/libmysql10-devel-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 23ca6464b816cef97219b6502f724ba1  corporate/2.1/RPMS/MySQL-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 875361e8f58f0a4115d97218c5d2994b  corporate/2.1/RPMS/MySQL-Max-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 6c232f27da3a9ef54aaedf27adf24194  corporate/2.1/RPMS/MySQL-bench-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 35f369564c22d2ea616be53ed3cfc443  corporate/2.1/RPMS/MySQL-client-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 ec9f60b48602b37ab0d0f169e6f76d7d  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/MySQL-3.23.56-1.3mdk.src.rpm
 Mandrake Linux 8.2:
 f5e6fe580b843dc2b9b88dc718a7e023  8.2/RPMS/libmysql10-3.23.47-5.4mdk.i586.rpm
 de9d9746e1d11e9ac0f33d8dccc9efb5  8.2/RPMS/libmysql10-devel-3.23.47-5.4mdk.i586.rpm
 8b6a93228a219c0c8c1ee3bf10f8db75  8.2/RPMS/MySQL-3.23.47-5.4mdk.i586.rpm
 78661bad82cdfd289b15b5a04ad5a7dc  8.2/RPMS/MySQL-bench-3.23.47-5.4mdk.i586.rpm
 e0dff82e38a007e76dd47e3f36af6cf8  8.2/RPMS/MySQL-client-3.23.47-5.4mdk.i586.rpm
 cb9877acc377e474a747b92b248ad15f  8.2/SRPMS/MySQL-3.23.47-5.4mdk.src.rpm
 Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC:
 687e59d3fd1b6537089f5170fcb6b774  ppc/8.2/RPMS/libmysql10-3.23.47-5.4mdk.ppc.rpm
 42ecf94aeef17701612f9ca983532f49  ppc/8.2/RPMS/libmysql10-devel-3.23.47-5.4mdk.ppc.rpm
 2166b3a117fd64530fe9c4824863c794  ppc/8.2/RPMS/MySQL-3.23.47-5.4mdk.ppc.rpm
 a63145890735d6d6fe2f5deb89dcaea3  ppc/8.2/RPMS/MySQL-bench-3.23.47-5.4mdk.ppc.rpm
 bef9db8d6b2c601c198108b1691d18ad  ppc/8.2/RPMS/MySQL-client-3.23.47-5.4mdk.ppc.rpm
 cb9877acc377e474a747b92b248ad15f  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/MySQL-3.23.47-5.4mdk.src.rpm
 Mandrake Linux 9.0:
 771da57ceb06e83004574943d5b0ac90  9.0/RPMS/libmysql10-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 9cb6003252c9739437ac718f8ce30bd3  9.0/RPMS/libmysql10-devel-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 23ca6464b816cef97219b6502f724ba1  9.0/RPMS/MySQL-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 875361e8f58f0a4115d97218c5d2994b  9.0/RPMS/MySQL-Max-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 6c232f27da3a9ef54aaedf27adf24194  9.0/RPMS/MySQL-bench-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 35f369564c22d2ea616be53ed3cfc443  9.0/RPMS/MySQL-client-3.23.56-1.3mdk.i586.rpm
 ec9f60b48602b37ab0d0f169e6f76d7d  9.0/SRPMS/MySQL-3.23.56-1.3mdk.src.rpm
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Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
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To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
FTP mirrors can be obtained from:
  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php
Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:
  rpm --checksig <filename>
All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:
  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS
Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.
You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:
  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/
MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:
  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
  security_linux-mandrake.com
Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security linux-mandrake.com>
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                Mandrake Linux Security Update Advisory
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Package name:           xinetd
Advisory ID:            MDKSA-2003:056
Date:                   May 14th, 2003
Affected versions:      8.2, 9.0, 9.1, Corporate Server 2.1,
                        Multi Network Firewall 8.2,
                        Single Network Firewall 7.2
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Problem Description:
 A vulnerability was discovered in xinetd where memory was allocated and
 never freed if a connection was refused for any reason.  Because of
 this bug, an attacker could crash the xinetd server, making
 unavailable all of the services it controls.  Other flaws were also
 discovered that could cause incorrect operation in certain strange
 configurations.
 
 These issues have been fixed upstream in xinetd version 2.3.11 which
 are provided in this update.
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References:
  
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2003-0211
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Updated Packages:
  
 Corporate Server 2.1:
 a9121e4a9d10ceae2432619f2b1cb39d  corporate/2.1/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 92bd935f2578bb67f90d9e748a1bb636  corporate/2.1/RPMS/xinetd-ipv6-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 48c1a13b666f519b893f9d36c2d440c4  corporate/2.1/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.src.rpm
 Mandrake Linux 8.2:
 b4eff824d68251d41e4bac24cf215a74  8.2/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 994553078c5caf6853422ad51a08405c  8.2/RPMS/xinetd-ipv6-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 48c1a13b666f519b893f9d36c2d440c4  8.2/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.src.rpm
 Mandrake Linux 8.2/PPC:
 7dab7aa553e059299a24ebaab552fd01  ppc/8.2/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 ffa308c43027a43b3b050c68841b12e9  ppc/8.2/RPMS/xinetd-ipv6-2.3.11-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 48c1a13b666f519b893f9d36c2d440c4  ppc/8.2/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.src.rpm
 Mandrake Linux 9.0:
 a9121e4a9d10ceae2432619f2b1cb39d  9.0/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 92bd935f2578bb67f90d9e748a1bb636  9.0/RPMS/xinetd-ipv6-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 48c1a13b666f519b893f9d36c2d440c4  9.0/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.src.rpm
 Mandrake Linux 9.1:
 b7ad521d0068d894d3e4255ee628ade8  9.1/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 2c12b8ae701f10c165244f4ed9e71717  9.1/RPMS/xinetd-ipv6-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 48c1a13b666f519b893f9d36c2d440c4  9.1/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.src.rpm
 Mandrake Linux 9.1/PPC:
 273514196962d9ed8065475d865e36ac  ppc/9.1/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 82ab5d4c702b234f47f31a64d6874e56  ppc/9.1/RPMS/xinetd-ipv6-2.3.11-1.1mdk.ppc.rpm
 48c1a13b666f519b893f9d36c2d440c4  ppc/9.1/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.src.rpm
 Multi Network Firewall 8.2:
 b4eff824d68251d41e4bac24cf215a74  mnf8.2/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 994553078c5caf6853422ad51a08405c  mnf8.2/RPMS/xinetd-ipv6-2.3.11-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
 48c1a13b666f519b893f9d36c2d440c4  mnf8.2/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.1mdk.src.rpm
 Single Network Firewall 7.2:
 7128cefb35c9a7e2ba62f2c2b91f0302  snf7.2/RPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
 d9dbed2c5d7ef2e993593c204ee3d4cd  snf7.2/RPMS/xinetd-ipv6-2.3.11-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
 cad5c246f04dae6ff97bdfb4018d1f6e  snf7.2/SRPMS/xinetd-2.3.11-1.2mdk.src.rpm
______________________________________________________________________
Bug IDs fixed (see https://qa.mandrakesoft.com for more information):
______________________________________________________________________
To upgrade automatically, use MandrakeUpdate.  The verification of md5
checksums and GPG signatures is performed automatically for you.
If you want to upgrade manually, download the updated package from one
of our FTP server mirrors and upgrade with "rpm -Fvh *.rpm".  A list of
FTP mirrors can be obtained from:
  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/ftp.php
Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of
the downloaded package.  You can do this with the command:
  rpm --checksig <filename>
All packages are signed by MandrakeSoft for security.  You can obtain
the GPG public key of the Mandrake Linux Security Team from:
  https://www.mandrakesecure.net/RPM-GPG-KEYS
Please be aware that sometimes it takes the mirrors a few hours to
update.
You can view other update advisories for Mandrake Linux at:
  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/advisories/
MandrakeSoft has several security-related mailing list services that
anyone can subscribe to.  Information on these lists can be obtained by
visiting:
  http://www.mandrakesecure.net/en/mlist.php
If you want to report vulnerabilities, please contact
  security_linux-mandrake.com
Type Bits/KeyID     Date       User ID
pub  1024D/22458A98 2000-07-10 Linux Mandrake Security Team
  <security linux-mandrake.com>

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