CVE-2013-2162

Published Aug 19, 2013 CVSS 2.0 · 1.9 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-75-1 mysql-5.1 security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2818-1 mysql-5.5 security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-2125 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1909-1 MySQL vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:27 PM
Reserved
Feb 19, 2013, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 19, 2013, 1:07 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:52 PM