Ubuntu Security Notice 1397-1 - Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues. MySQL has been updated to 5.1.61 in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Ubuntu 10.10, Ubuntu 11.04 and Ubuntu 11.10. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS has been updated to MySQL 5.0.95. In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new features, and possibly incompatible changes. Various other issues were also addressed.
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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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Ubuntu Security Notice 950-1 - It was discovered that MySQL did not check privileges before uninstalling plugins. It was discovered that MySQL could be made to delete another user's data and index files. It was discovered that MySQL incorrectly validated the table name argument of the COM_FIELD_LIST command. Other issues were also addressed.
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