FKIE_CVE-2013-2162
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2013-08-19 13:07 - Updated: 2026-04-29 01:13
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 10.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 13.04 |
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"lastModified": "2026-04-29T01:13:23.040",
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