[debian-mysql] Bug#698068: mysql-server-5.5: Serious regression in replication caused by fix for CVE-2012-4414

[Clint Byrum]

Package: mysql-server-5.5
Version: 5.5.29+dfsg-1
Severity: grave
Tags: upstream
Justification: causes non-serious data loss

According to this blog post by Stewart Smith:

http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2013/01/13/cve-2012-4414-in-mysql-5-5-29-and-percona-server-5-5-29/

It looks like 5.5.29 has a serious problem with replication.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: wheezy/sid
  APT prefers quantal-updates
  APT policy: (500, 'quantal-updates'), (500, 'quantal-security'), (500, 'quantal')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Foreign Architectures: i386

Kernel: Linux 3.5.0-19-generic (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash