Debian Security Advisory DSA 2780-1 (mysql-5.1 - several vulnerabilities)

Summary
This DSA updates the MySQL database to 5.1.72. This fixes multiple unspecified security problems in the Optimizer component: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuoct2013-1899837.html
Solution
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), these problems have been fixed in version 5.1.72-2. We recommend that you upgrade your mysql-5.1 packages.
Insight
MySQL is a fast, stable and true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL database server.
Affected
mysql-5.1 on Debian Linux
Detection
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
References