CVE-2013-2162
Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5...
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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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.
- Record
CVE-2013-2162- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 Low
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-2162- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-2125 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-2125- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7v5-6xxq-xfvw No score
Race condition in the post-installation script (mysql-server-5.5.postinst) for MySQL Server 5.5...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c7v5-6xxq-xfvw- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
mysql-5.1Debian:6.0 |
before 5.1.73-1+deb6u1, plus listed versions 5.1.49-35.1.50-15.1.51-15.1.53-15.1.54-1 Show 20 moreShow less5.1.54-25.1.55-15.1.56-15.1.57-15.1.57-1.15.1.57-1.25.1.57-1.35.1.57-25.1.57-35.1.57-3.15.1.58-15.1.61-0+squeeze15.1.61-25.1.61-35.1.62-15.1.62-1+m68k5.1.63-0+squeeze15.1.66-0+squeeze15.1.72-25.1.73-1 |
5.1.73-1+deb6u1 |
mysql-5.5Debian:7 |
before 5.5.33+dfsg-0+wheezy1, plus listed versions 5.5.30+dfsg-1.15.5.31+dfsg-0+wheezy15.5.31+dfsg-1 |
5.5.33+dfsg-0+wheezy1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-2162 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 1.9) in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published August 19, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. Fixed in mysql-5.1 5.1.73-1+deb6u1.