CVE-2010-1849

Publication date 21 May 2010

Last updated 26 May 2025

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

The my_net_skip_rest function in sql/net_serv.cc in MySQL 5.0 through 5.0.91 and 5.1 before 5.1.47 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and bandwidth consumption) by sending a large number of packets that exceed the maximum length.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
mysql-5.1 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
mysql-dfsg-5.0 11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 5.1.30really5.0.75-0ubuntu10.5
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 5.0.51a-3ubuntu5.7
6.06 LTS dapper
Fixed 5.0.22-0ubuntu6.06.14
mysql-dfsg-5.1 11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 5.1.41-3ubuntu12.3
9.10 karmic
Fixed 5.1.37-1ubuntu5.4
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

see http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=53908 and http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=53912 for regression fix

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package Patch details
mysql-dfsg-5.0
mysql-dfsg-5.1

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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