Back port fix for Mysql defect #34236?

To get the Ubuntu developers to listen to your request that this fix be backported, you should report it as a bug in the mysql-dfsg-5.1 package in Ubuntu. (Before filing your bug, you should first search through existing bug reports to see if this has already been reported.)

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You can request a backport here:
https://launchpad.net/lucid-backports/+filebug

A backport could take a while to be completed, and to propagate. If you need a faster solution, you can just apply the patch to generate your own package, and install that instead.

patch:
http://lists.mysql.com/commits/110270

using this procedure:
http://www.moosechips.com/2008/09/ubuntu-rebuild-a-source-package/

You would need to put the patch into the debain/patches/ folder, then add a line to debian/patches/list with the name of the patch. The number at the beginning of the patch specifies the order in which it is applied.

You would have to pin your patched mysql version of the package, or disable auto-updates.
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/PinningHowto