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Ubuntu 25.10 MySQL Servers Important Vuln Updates USN-7994-1

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Calendar Grey February 3, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Important security updates for MySQL in Ubuntu addressing multiple issues and vulnerabilities across various releases.
Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in MySQL.

Software Description:

- mysql-8.4: MySQL database

- mysql-8.0: MySQL database

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 8.0.45 in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.

Ubuntu 25.10 has been updated to MySQL 8.4.8.

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/8.0/en/news-8-0-45.html

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/relnotes/mysql/8.4/en/news-8-4-8.html

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2026.html

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  mysql-server                    8.4.8-0ubuntu0.25.10.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  mysql-server-8.0                8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  mysql-server-8.0                8.0.45-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7994-1

CVE-2026-21936, CVE-2026-21937, CVE-2026-21941, CVE-2026-21948,

CVE-2026-21964, CVE-2026-21968

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7994-1

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Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-8.4/8.4.8-0ubuntu0.25.10.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-8.0/8.0.45-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mysql-8.0/8.0.45-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

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