openSUSE Security Update : xtrabackup (openSUSE-SU-2013:1864-1)

Percona XtraBackup was updated to 2.1.6 bnc852224 - New Features : - New innobackupex --force-non-empty-directories option - now supports logs created with the new log block checksums - New Features specific to MySQL 5.6: option innodblogchecksumalgorithm in Percona Server 5.6 - Bugs Fixed : -...

CVE-2013-6394

Percona XtraBackup had an IV handling flaw (constant IV) up to 2.1.6, enabling plaintext-attacks against encrypted backups. The issue is acknowledged as a result of an incomplete fix; later advisories indicate that xbcrypt in 2.3.6 and 2.4.x before 2.4.5 does not properly set the IV, implying an ...