Ubuntu Security Update USN-3537-2: MySQL vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3537-2


25th January, 2018

mysql-5.5 vulnerabilities


A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary


Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Software description

  • mysql-5.5 - MySQL database
Details


USN-3537-1 fixed vulnerabilities in MySQL. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 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 5.5.59 in Ubuntu 12.04 ESM LTS.

In addition to security fixes, the updated packages contain bug fixes,
new features, and possibly incompatible changes.

Please see the following for more information:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/5.5/en/news-5-5-59.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2018-3236628.html

Update instructions


The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
mysql-server-5.5 5.5.59-0ubuntu0.12.04.1

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References


CVE-2018-2562, CVE-2018-2622, CVE-2018-2640, CVE-2018-2665, CVE-2018-2668

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