Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql...
Low severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 17, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
•
Updated Jan 28, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Aug 19, 2013
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 17, 2022
Last updated
Jan 28, 2023
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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