For the record: this was fixed in http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/pkg-mysql/mariadb-5.5.git/commit/?id=19cda85f117d914626ad77d3027327b7803dfa98 and will flow back to Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10 wehn 5.5.40 enters via the stable updates channel.
For the record: this was fixed in http:// anonscm. debian. org/cgit/ pkg-mysql/ mariadb- 5.5.git/ commit/ ?id=19cda85f117 d914626ad77d302 7327b7803dfa98 and will flow back to Ubuntu 14.04 and 14.10 wehn 5.5.40 enters via the stable updates channel.