The remote host is missing an update to the system as announced in the referenced advisory.

Update your system with the appropriate patches or software upgrades.

The following package is affected: mysql-server CVE-2008-2079 MySQL 4.1.x before 4.1.24, 5.0.x before 5.0.60, 5.1.x before 5.1.24, and 6.0.x before 6.0.5 allows local users to bypass certain privilege checks by calling CREATE TABLE on a MyISAM table with modified (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY arguments that are within the MySQL home data directory, which can point to tables that are created in the future.