CVE-2013-2162
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600Exploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54300Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=711600Exploit
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q2/528
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54300Vendor Advisory
- http://ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1909-1Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2818
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/60424
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.