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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-08-19T00:00:00

Updated: 2014-01-08T19:57:00

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2013-2162

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-08-19T13:07:40.867

Modified: 2014-01-14T04:24:44.933


Link: CVE-2013-2162

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