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title: "CVE-2016-5617\n    | Ubuntu"
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5617?format=md
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# CVE-2016-5617

Publication date 25 October 2016

Last updated 4 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs:
CVE-2016-6664. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of
CVE-2016-6664. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2016-6664 instead
of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have
been removed to prevent accidental usage

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5617?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| mariadb-10.0 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| mariadb-5.5 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| mysql-5.5 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 15.04 vivid | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 5.5.52-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 5.5.52-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |
| mysql-5.6 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| mysql-5.7 | 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not affected |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| percona-server-5.6 | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| percona-xtradb-cluster-5.5 | 17.04 zesty | Not in release |
| 16.10 yakkety | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| percona-xtradb-cluster-5.6 | 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life, was needed |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |

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* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

This is a dupe of CVE-2016-6664

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5617)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5617)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-5617)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5617)

### Other references

* <http://legalhackers.com/advisories/MySQL-Maria-Percona-RootPrivEsc-CVE-2016-6664-5617-Exploit.html>
* <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2016-2881722.html#AppendixMSQL>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5617>