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[slackware-security]  mysql (SSA:2007-348-01)

New mysql packages are available for Slackware 11.0, 12.0, and -current to
fix bugs and security issues.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3781
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5925
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5969

And more information (including about a potentially incompatible change) may
be found in the release notes:

  http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/mysql-5.0.51-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz:
  Upgraded to mysql-5.0.51.
  This release fixes several bugs, including some security issues.
  However, it also includes a potentially incompatible change, so be sure
  to read the release notes before upgrading.  It is possible that some
  databases will need to be fixed in order to work with this (and future)
  releases:
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/releasenotes-cs-5-0-51.html
  For more information about the security issues fixed, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-3781
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5925
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5969
  (* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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HINT:  Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try.  This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 11.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-11.0/patches/packages/mysql-5.0.51-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/mysql-5.0.51-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/ap/mysql-5.0.51-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 11.0 package:
a2bfdbfdd26607b0a798478948d46e08  mysql-5.0.51-i486-1_slack11.0.tgz

Slackware 12.0 package:
3621e8ad0fb49ee53bb8c3a90e6441a6  mysql-5.0.51-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware -current package:
4dc21329a518ffc6c5ed819d2ec5a84c  mysql-5.0.51-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the packages as root:
# upgradepkg mysql-5.0.51-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Then, restart mysql.


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

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