--- title: 'USN-7417-1: libdbd-mysql-perl vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7417-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-7417-1 --- # USN-7417-1: libdbd-mysql-perl vulnerabilities Publication date 7 April 2025 Overview Several security issues were fixed in libdbd-mysql-perl. Releases [14.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=trusty) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [libdbd-mysql-perl](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=libdbd-mysql-perl) - Perl5 database interface to the MySQL database ## Details It was discovered that libdbd-mysql-perl did not correctly handle certain SQL queries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. ([CVE-2016-1249](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1249)) It was discovered that libdbd-mysql-perl did not correctly handle certain memory operations, which could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. ([CVE-2016-1251](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1251), [CVE-2017-10788](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10788)) It was discovered that libdbd-mysql-perl did not properly enforce SSL connections depending on the mysql\_ssl setting. A machine-in-the-middle attacker could possibly use this issue to spoof servers. ([CVE-2017-10789](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10789)) ## Update instructions In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. [Learn more about how to get the fixes.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 14.04 LTS trusty | [libdbd-mysql-perl](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libdbd-mysql-perl) –  4.025-1ubuntu0.1+esm1   Ubuntu Pro | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2017-10789](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10789) * [CVE-2017-10788](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10788) * [CVE-2016-1251](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1251) * [CVE-2016-1249](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1249) ## Related notices * [USN-5344-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5344-1)