Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200405-20 (MySQL)

Summary
The remote host is missing updates announced in advisory GLSA 200405-20.
Solution
All users should upgrade to the latest stable version of MySQL. # emerge sync # emerge -pv '>=dev-db/mysql-4.0.18-r2' # emerge '>=dev-db/mysql-4.0.18-r2' http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=GLSA%20200405-20 http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46242
Insight
Two MySQL utilities create temporary files with hardcoded paths, allowing an attacker to use a symlink to trick MySQL into overwriting important data.