Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201201-2 - Multiple vulnerabilities were found in MySQL, some of which may allow execution of arbitrary code. Versions less than 5.1.56 are affected.
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Mandriva Linux Security Advisory 2009-094 - Multiple vulnerabilities ranging from cross site scripting to denial of service have been fixed in MySQL.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-671-1 - It was discovered that MySQL could be made to overwrite existing table files in the data directory. An authenticated user could use the DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options to possibly bypass privilege checks. This update alters table creation behavior by disallowing the use of the MySQL data directory in DATA DIRECTORY and INDEX DIRECTORY options. It was discovered that MySQL did not handle empty bit-string literals properly. An attacker could exploit this problem and cause the MySQL server to crash, leading to a denial of service.
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