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CVE-2013-2162

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Published: Aug 19, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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1.9
Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.4 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (4)

Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Canonical
Ubuntu Linux
Version 10.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 12.04
Ubuntu Linux
Version 12.10
Ubuntu Linux
Version 13.04

Related CWEs

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
The product contains a code sequence that can run concurrently with other code, and the code sequence requires temporary, exclusive access to a shared resource, but a timing window exists in which the shared resource can be modified by another code sequence that is operating concurrently.

References (12)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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