Bug #80184 set the transaction isolation level to repeatable read in utilities.
Submitted: 28 Jan 2016 11:07
Reporter: Shane Bester (Platinum Quality Contributor) Email Updates:
Status: Verified Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Utilities Severity:S3 (Non-critical)
Version:1.5.6 OS:Any
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any

[28 Jan 2016 11:07] Shane Bester
Description:
before running any queries,  please set the transaction isolation level to repeatable read.

How to repeat:
server isolation level set to serializable, and mysqlrpladmin causes problems as noted in http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=80160

therefore, utilities should explicitly set a isolation level they require.