DETAILS:

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The /etc/init.d/mysql script lists the root password of MySQL database:

 

-"INPUT_DB_PASSWORD=mysql123"

 -"bin/mysqladmin -uroot -pmysql123 shutdown"

 

The file permission of file /etc/init.d/mysql will allow all users with a login 
to the NAS server  to view the root password for the database.


The current permissions are :

-rwxrwxr-x    1 root     root         1856 Jul 22 10:43 mysql


WORKAROUND:

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Change the file permissions of /etc/init.d/mysql to limit  read/write and 
execute to the  appropriate user (eg. root).


STEPS:

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1. Login in to NAS server as root;


2. Change file permissions :

#chmod 700 /etc/init.d/mysql


3. Verify changes to file permissions :

#ls -l /etc/init.d/mysql

 

The file should have the following permissions:


-rwx------    1 root     root         1856 Jul 22 10:43 mysql


NOTES:

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NAS versions that run on Windows are not affected.


NAS versions, that run on Linux/Solaris and use 

Oracle/SQL Server as their databases are not affected.


NAS versions, that run on Linux/Solaris and use MySQL installed on a host 
different from the core server are not affected.


CONTACT INFORMATION:

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Please contact security-alert AT opsware dot com,  if you require additional 
information.


Network Automation System Engineering

Opsware, Inc.

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