CVE 2008-7247
sql/sql_table.cc in MySQL 5.0.x through 5.0.88, 5.1.x through 5.1.41, and 6.0 before 6.0.9-alpha, when the data home directory contains a symlink to a different filesystem, allows remote authenticated users to bypass intended access restrictions by calling CREATE TABLE with a (1) DATA DIRECTORY or (2) INDEX DIRECTORY argument referring to a subdirectory that requires following this symlink.
Related bugs and status
CVE-2008-7247 (Candidate) is related to these bugs:
Bug #937869: MySQL security update tracking bug
| Summary | In | Importance | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu Maverick) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu Natty) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu Oneiric) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu Maverick) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu Natty) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu Oneiric) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu Lucid) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu Lucid) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu Lucid) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu Maverick) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu Natty) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu Oneiric) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.0 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Fix Released | ||
| 937869 | MySQL security update tracking bug | mysql-dfsg-5.1 (Ubuntu Hardy) | Undecided | Invalid | ||
See the 
CVE page on Mitre.org
for more details.
