Description
MySQL 5.1 before 5.1.51 and 5.5 before 5.5.6 allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via multiple invocations of a (1) prepared statement or (2) stored procedure that creates a query with nested JOIN statements.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | mysql +7 | 5.1.52-1.el6_0.1 | RHSA-2011:0164 |
| RHEL 5 | mysql +4 | 5.0.77-4.el5_5.4 | RHSA-2010:0825 |
Advisories 2
- RHSA-2011:0164 Red Hat Security Advisory: mysql security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
- RHSA-2010:0825 Red Hat Security Advisory: mysql security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/news-5-1-51.html
- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/news-5-5-6.html
- USN-1397-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-1017-1 vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2010:222 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2011:0164 vendor-advisory
- ADV-2011-0170 vdb-entry
- 43676 vdb-entry
- http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=53544
- 42936 third-party-advisory
- RHSA-2010:0825 vendor-advisory
- mysql-invocations-dos(64839) vdb-entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=640861
- MDVSA-2010:223 vendor-advisory