USN-5696-2: MySQL vulnerabilities
26 October 2022
Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.
Releases
Packages
- mysql-5.7 - MySQL database
Details
USN-5696-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Multiple security issues were discovered in MySQL and this update includes
new upstream MySQL versions to fix these issues.
MySQL has been updated to 5.7.40 in Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes, new
features, and possibly incompatible changes.
Please see the following for more information:
https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.7/en/news-5-7-40.html
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2022.html
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 16.04
-
mysql-server-5.7
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5.7.40-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-5696-1: mysql-server-core-8.0, mysql-server-core-5.7, mysql-testsuite-5.7, libmysqld-dev, mysql-source-5.7, mysql-testsuite-8.0, mysql-server, mysql-router, mysql-8.0, mysql-server-8.0, mysql-client-core-8.0, mysql-client-5.7, mysql-client, mysql-testsuite, libmysqlclient20, mysql-server-5.7, libmysqlclient21, mysql-5.7, mysql-source-8.0, mysql-client-core-5.7, mysql-client-8.0, libmysqlclient-dev