Solution
Please Install the Updated Packages.
Insight
A vulnerabilitiy has been found and corrected in mysql:
MySQL is vulnerable to a symbolic link attack when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem which allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions (CVE-2008-7247).
The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
Affected
mysql on Mandriva Linux 2009.1,
Mandriva Linux 2009.1/X86_64,
Mandriva Linux 2010.0,
Mandriva Linux 2010.0/X86_64
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2008-7247 -
CVSS Base Score: 6.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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